CVE-2004-0212 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 63.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Task Scheduler for Windows 2000 and XP, and Internet Explorer 6 on Windows NT 4.0, allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .job file containing long parameters, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer and accessing a .job file on an anonymous share.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 63.5% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| avaya | definity one media server |
| avaya | ip600 media servers |
| avaya | modular messaging message storage server |
| avaya | s8100 |
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP - Task Scheduler '.job' Universal (MS04-022) | 2004-07-31 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler (XP/2000) - '.job' (MS04-022) | 2004-07-18 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981273009250&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981403025596&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12060
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/228028
- http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/mstaskjob.txt
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-022
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16591
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1344
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1781
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1964
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3428
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981273009250&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981403025596&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12060
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/228028
- http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/mstaskjob.txt
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-022
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16591
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