HIGH
Buffer 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
Published Oct 13, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 44.50%
Description
Buffer 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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2000
Configuration 2
OR
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- sp1
- sp1
- n/a
- n/a
- 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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
44.50% 0.44499
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.44499
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 44.50% (0.44499) | 98.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 44.50% (0.44499) | 98.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 43.45% (0.43446) | 98.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 57.02% (0.57021) | 98.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 52.02% (0.52016) | 97.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 57.02% (0.57021) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 62.89% (0.62893) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 61.14% (0.61142) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 62.89% (0.62893) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 59.29% (0.59289) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 61.14% (0.61142) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 63.96% (0.63956) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.07% (0.72070) | 98.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 69.39% (0.69394) | 98.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 72.07% (0.72070) | 98.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 91.83% (0.91834) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 89.67% (0.89669) | 98.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 90.08% (0.90080) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 95.50% (0.95502) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 95.83% (0.95833) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 96.55% (0.96554) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.76% (0.96756) | 99.39th | 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 (1)
References (19)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0289.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17167 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015038 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015039 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ907245 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/883460 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/19905 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15067 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22495 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1130 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1201 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1406 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1420 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1515 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A581 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A848 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 13, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 17, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1987
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a