THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-0044
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2005-0044

Exchange Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
33.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The OLE component in Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, and Exchange Server 5.0 through 2003, does not properly validate the lengths of messages for certain OLE data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "Input Validation Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Exchange Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2005-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 33.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0044

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Exchange Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0044.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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