CVE-2005-0738

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1 allows users to cause a denial of service (hang) by deleting or moving a folder with deeply nested subfolders, which causes Microsoft Exchange Information Store service (Store.exe) to hang as a result of a large number of recursive calls.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.83% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/14543 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=891504 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0738?
CVE-2005-0738 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0738?
To fix CVE-2005-0738, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0738 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-0738 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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