// For flags

CVE-2005-0560

Microsoft Exchange Server - Remote Code Execution (MS05-021)

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SvrAppendReceivedChunk function in xlsasink.dll in the SMTP service of Exchange Server 2000 and 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted X-LINK2STATE extended verb request to the SMTP port.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-02-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-04-13 CVE Published
  • 2005-04-19 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Exchange Server
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2000
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Affected
Microsoft
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Exchange Server
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2003
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-
Affected