CVE-2005-0050
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003...
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2005-0050- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2005-0050- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0051 No score
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2005-0051- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xh84-5f5q-96wv No score
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003...
The License Logging service for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of messages, which leads to an "unchecked buffer" and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, aka the "License Logging Service Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-xh84-5f5q-96wv- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0050 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published February 8, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A644
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-010
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html