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CVE-2005-1987

Buffer overflow in Collaboration Data Objects (CDO), as used in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Exchange Server, allows remote attackers…

High7.5EPSS 43.4%
Published
Updated
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microsoft

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2005-1987, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
43.4% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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

Weakness

Affected products

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Record last updated .