CVE-2004-0574
HIGH severity · CVSS 10 · Out-of-bounds write
10CVSS HIGH
Summary
The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via XPAT patterns, possibly related to improper length validation and an "unchecked buffer," leading to off-by-one and heap-based buffer overflows.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)68%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203126 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203126Patch
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-036Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761632831563&w=2Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-012.shtml
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=420&idxseccion=10Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17641Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17661Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A246Advisory