Servers and applications
CVE-2005-0044
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."
- Severity
- High 7.5
- Published
- 2 May 2005
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 33% in the next 30 daysHigher than 98% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Exchange ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:microsoft:exchange_server |
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