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7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-1987
Microsoft Windows/CDO Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 13, 2005, 10:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-1987 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft exchange_server
2 Microsoft windows_2000
3 Microsoft windows_server_2003
4 Microsoft windows_xp
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-1987.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0289.html Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17167 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015038 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015039 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ907245
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/883460 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/19905 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15067 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22495 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1130 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1201 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1406 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1420 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1515 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A581 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A848 Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0289.html Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17167 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015038 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015039 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ907245
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/883460 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/19905 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15067 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22495 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1130 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1201 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1406 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1420 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1515 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A581 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A848 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-1987 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-1987 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-1987 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0289.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17167
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015038
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015039
    Added Reference http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ907245
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/883460
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/19905
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15067
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22495
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1130
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1201
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1406
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1420
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1515
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A581
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A848
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ907245 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q907245
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0289.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0289.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17167 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/17167 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1015038 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1015038 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1015039 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1015039 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q907245 No Types Assigned http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q907245 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/19905 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/19905 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15067 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15067 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22495 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22495 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1130 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1130 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1201 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1201 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1406 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1406 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1420 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1420 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1515 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1515 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A581 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A581 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A848 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A848 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* *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:* *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:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-048.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-048 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;%5BLN%5D;Q907245 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q907245 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1201 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1420 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1130 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:581 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1406 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:848 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1515 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A848 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A581 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1515 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1420 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1406 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1201 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1130 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/22495 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22495 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112915118302012&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

62.89 }} 1.75%

score

0.98284

percentile