Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft msjet40.dll 4.0.8618.0 (aka Microsoft Jet Engine), as used by Access 2003 in Microsoft Office…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft msjet40.dll 4.0.8618.0 (aka Microsoft Jet Engine), as used by Access 2003 in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MDB file database file containing a column structure with a modified column count. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2005-0944.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

28.3% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (18)

• http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-04 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• VU#936529 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 20071116 Re: Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20071118 Re: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MS08-028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• 3376 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5578 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20080513 TPTI-08-04: Microsoft Office Jet Database Engine Column Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 28398 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• SSRT080071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 20071116 Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 26468 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20071117 Re: Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• TA08-134A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• http://ruder.cdut.net/blogview.asp?logID=227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 1018976 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• microsoft-jet-engine-mdb-bo(38499) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20071116 Microsoft Jet Engine MDB File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:54 UTC.