HIGH
The Indexing Service for Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a message, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack
Published Jan 19, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 42.82%
Description
The Indexing Service for Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a message, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- r2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
42.82% 0.42824
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.42824
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 42.82% (0.42824) | 98.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 42.82% (0.42824) | 98.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 50.51% (0.50510) | 97.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 31, 2025 | 55.01% (0.55007) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 46.25% (0.46247) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 55.33% (0.55330) | 97.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 46.25% (0.46247) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 65.31% (0.65308) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 62.38% (0.62379) | 97.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 59.25% (0.59254) | 97.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 64.79% (0.64787) | 97.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 53.72% (0.53715) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13802 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012833 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-095.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/657118 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12228 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-003 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2128 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2447 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13802 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1012833 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-095.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/657118 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12228 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-003 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2128 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2447 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 19, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 22, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0897
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a