CVE-2004-0897

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Published Jan 19, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 42.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Indexing Service for Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a message, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 42.8% (42.824% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/13802
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012833
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-095.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/657118
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12228
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-003
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2128
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2447

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 19, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM
Reserved: Sep 22, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 11, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

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