PT-2005-1609 · Microsoft · Exchange Server

Ben Layer + 1 · CVE-2005-0560 · Published 2005-04-13 · Updated 2025-09-22

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exchange Server versions 2000 through 2003

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the SvrAppendReceivedChunk function in xlsasink.dll, which is part of the SMTP service. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted X-LINK2STATE extended verb request to the SMTP port.

Recommendations For Exchange Server versions 2000 through 2003, consider restricting access to the SMTP port until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the xlsasink.dll module may help minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0560

Affected Products

Exchange Server

References · 11

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/947 · Exploit
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/275193 · Patch
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0560 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-021 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14920 · Patch
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0560 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111393947713420&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=15467 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/193 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4032 · Note