# CVE-2004-0897: The Indexing Service for Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a message, which allows remote attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Indexing Service for Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a message, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/13802
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-095.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12228
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/657118
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2447
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012833
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2128

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