CVE-2004-0840
HIGH severity · CVSS 10 · Improper input validation
10CVSS HIGH
Summary
The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) component of Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition, and the Exchange Routing Engine component of Exchange Server 2003, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS response message containing length values that are not properly validated.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)30%
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/394792 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/394792Patch
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-035Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11374Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17621Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17660Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2300Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3460Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5509Advisory