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CVE-2004-0214: Microsoft Internet Explorer: Buffer overflow

CVE-2004-0214 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Explorer on Windows XP SP1, WIndows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows Me may allow remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long share names, as demonstrated using Samba.

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 Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900
  • Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows 98: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows Me: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows Xp: all versions listed by NVD

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