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CVE-2005-1987 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink 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://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.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 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-1987
NVD Published Date:
10/13/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Microsoft Corporation