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CVE-2005-1987 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0289.html CVEBroken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17167 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015038 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 38 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft exchange server
2000 sp3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 2000
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2003
r2
sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows xp
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp1:*:*:tablet_pc:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:tablet_pc:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-1987
NVD Published Date:
Oct 13, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-1987 Details - Not Deferred