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CVE-2004-0901: Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 Converter (MSWRD632.WPC), as used in WordPad, does not properly validate…

CVE-2004-0901 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists 7 affected products, including Microsoft Windows 2000. 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

Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 Converter (MSWRD632.WPC), as used in WordPad, does not properly validate certain data lengths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .wri, .rtf, and .doc file sent by email or malicious web site, aka "Font Conversion Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0571.

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 2003 Server: enterprise; enterprise_64-bit; r2; standard; web
  • Microsoft Windows 98: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows 98se: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows Me: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0; 4.0 sp1; 4.0 sp2; 4.0 sp3; 4.0 sp4; 4.0 sp5; 4.0 sp6; 4.0 sp6a
  • Microsoft Windows Xp: all versions listed by NVD

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