Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in WINSRV.DLL in the Client Server Runtime System (CSRSS) process of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to gain privileges via a specially-designed application that provides console window information with a long FaceName value.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows - CSRSS Privilege Escalation (MS05-018) EDB-1198 · local · Sep 6, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1822 vdb-entry signature
- 20050412 Microsoft Windows CSRSS.EXE Stack Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:777 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:266 vdb-entry signature
- MS05-018 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3544 vdb-entry signature