CVE-2005-0944
Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Jet DB engine (msjet40.dll) 4.00.8618.0, related to insufficient data validation, allows remote…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 34.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Microsoft Jet Database - 'msjet40.dll' Code Execution (Reverse Shell) (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 951local, windowspublished 22 Apr 2005Verified
- Microsoft Jet Database - 'msjet40.dll' Reverse Shell (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 929local, windowspublished 12 Apr 2005Verified
- Microsoft Jet Database - 'msjet40.dll' DB File Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 927local, windowspublished 11 Apr 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 34.0% · top 1.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- 20060808 Re: Will Microsoft patch remarkable old Msjet40.dll issue? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20050331 [HV-HIGH] Microsoft Jet DB engine vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060804 Will Microsoft patch remarkable old Msjet40.dll issue? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.hexview.com/docs/20050331-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=535 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#176380 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0945 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-0944)Record last updated .