CVE-2005-0944

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0944 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.94%, 97th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +8.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0944

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
951 exploit_db edb 2005-04-22 Exploit-DB ↗
929 exploit_db edb 2005-04-12 Exploit-DB ↗
927 exploit_db edb 2005-04-11 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0944

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 2025-08-28 35.32% 43.94% +8.62%
2 2025-05-02 41.76% 35.32% -6.44%
3 2025-03-30 — 41.76% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0944

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-2005-0944

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0944

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft jet <= 4.0.8618.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:jet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0944

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