CVE-2004-0210 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 7.2% (pctl 94)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24.
Description
The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.21% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-03-24 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due | 2022-03-24 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | interix |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 - POSIX Subsystem Local Buffer Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation (MS04-020) | 2004-07-16 |
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16590
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2166
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2847
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16590
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2166
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2847
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2004-0210
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