CVE-2005-1987

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-1987
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-13 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Collaboration Data Objects (CDO), as used in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Exchange Server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when CDOSYS or CDOEX processes an e-mail message with a large header name, as demonstrated using the "Content-Type" string.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - sp4 All fr
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0289 - [Full-disclosure] [SEC-1 Advisory] Collaboration Data Objects Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow in Collaboration Data Objects Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.osvdb.org/19905 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-048 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#883460 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
'[SEC-1 Advisory] Collaboration Data Objects Buffer Overflow Vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-284A -- Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Exchange Server Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Exchange Buffer Overflow in Collaboration Data Objects Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
MS05-048: Vulnerability in the Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects could allow code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
MS05-048: Vulnerability in the Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects could allow code execution MITRE support.microsoft.com
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