HIGH
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
Published Feb 8, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 46.69%
Description
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
OR
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- 2000
- 2003
- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
- r2
- r2
- standard
- web
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
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- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
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.
46.69% 0.46691
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.46691
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 46.69% (0.46691) | 98.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 46.69% (0.46691) | 98.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 55.49% (0.55494) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 42.57% (0.42574) | 97.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 49.02% (0.49017) | 97.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 42.57% (0.42574) | 97.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 49.02% (0.49017) | 97.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 42.13% (0.42131) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.02% (0.49017) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.04% (0.61044) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.02% (0.49017) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.00% (0.93996) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 93.56% (0.93564) | 98.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 93.77% (0.93767) | 98.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.07% (0.96069) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 36.03% (0.36031) | 97.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 36.03% (0.36031) | 96.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130433 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-010 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19101 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2568 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3582 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4786 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A644 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130433 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-010 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19101 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2568 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3582 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4786 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A644 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 11, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0050
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a