The OLE component in Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, and Exchange Server 5.0 through 2003, does not properly validate the lengths…

Description

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."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

33.4% · top 1.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2917 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• win-ole-code-execution(19109) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• VU#927889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• TA05-039A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3568 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• MS05-012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4499 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2005-0044](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2005-0044.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2005-0044)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:57 UTC.