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CVE-2005-0944· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Jet DB engine (msjet40.dll) 4.00.8618.0, related to insufficient data validation, allows remote attackers

Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Jet DB engine (msjet40.dll) 4.00.8618.0, related to insufficient data validation, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mdb file.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
May 2, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
34.0% · 98th percentile
CWE
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
10 / 30 · 34.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
microsoftjet

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • microsoft jetup to 4.0.8618.0 inclusive

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2007-6026Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft msjet40.dll 4.0.8618.0 (aka Microsoft Jet Engine), as used by Access 2003 in Microsoft Office 2003
    45Plan
  • CVE-2004-0197Buffer overflow in Microsoft Jet Database Engine 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially-crafted database quer
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2002-0859Buffer overflow in the OpenDataSource function of the Jet engine on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2000-0323The Microsoft Jet database engine allows an attacker to modify text files via a database query, aka the "Text I-ISAM" vulnerability.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2000-0325The Microsoft Jet database engine allows an attacker to execute commands via a database query, aka the "VBA Shell" vulnerability.
    29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×3

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2005-04-22
Exploit-DB entrylocal2005-04-11
Exploit-DB entrylocal2005-04-12

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-21 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+7821 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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