CVE-2005-0560

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0560 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 69.48%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0560

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
947 exploit_db edb 2005-04-19 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0560

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 72.86% 69.48% -3.38%
2 2026-03-08 68.27% 72.86% +4.59%
3 2025-12-28 — 68.27% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0560

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0560

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0560

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft exchange_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0560

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