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Rule General Information |
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Release Date: | 2014-11-17 | |
Rule Name: | Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2005-1987) | |
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Rule Protection Details |
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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. | |
Impact: | A buffer overflow vulnerability can be triggered by an attacker in the context of the vulnerable product. Further attacks include arbitrary code execution and denial of service. | |
Affected OS: | Windows | |
Reference: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb %5BLN%5D Q907245 MicrosoftSecurityBulletin:ms05-048 SecurityFocusBID:15067 |
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Solutions |
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Microsoft has released a patch MS05-048 to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-048.mspx |