10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2004-0574
Microsoft NNTP Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 3, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2020, 1:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0574 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft exchange_server
2 Microsoft windows_2000
3 Microsoft windows_server_2003
4 Microsoft windows_nt

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0574 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761632831563&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761632831563&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-012.shtml Vendor Advisory http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-012.shtml Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=420&idxseccion=10 No Types Assigned http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=420&idxseccion=10 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-036 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-036 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17641 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17641 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17661 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17661 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A246 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A246 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4392 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4392 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5021 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5021 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5070 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5070 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5926 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5926 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:server:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:server:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:server:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-036.asp [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-036 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5021 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5070 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5926 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:246 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4392 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5926 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5070 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5021 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4392 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A246 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17661 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17641 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17661 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17641 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109761632831563&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761632831563&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0574 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0574 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.41 }} -1.10%

score

0.99287

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability