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CVE-2004-0212: Microsoft Windows 2000: Buffer overflow

CVE-2004-0212 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Microsoft Windows 2000, along with 6 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability 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.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0 sp6a
  • Avaya Ip600 Media Servers: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Ie: 6.0 sp1
  • Avaya Definity One Media Server: all versions listed by NVD
  • Avaya S8100: all versions listed by NVD
  • Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server: s3400
  • Microsoft Windows Xp: all versions listed by NVD

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