CVE-2005-0044

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 2, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2005-0044: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix