CVE-2005-1987: microsoft exchange_server Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-1987 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in microsoft exchange_server. EPSS estimates a 44.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-10-2005
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.