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CVE-2004-1080: Microsoft Windows 2000: Remote code execution

CVE-2004-1080 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Microsoft Windows 2000, along with 1 other product 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

The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."

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; 4.0 sp1; 4.0 sp2; 4.0 sp3; 4.0 sp4; 4.0 sp5; 4.0 sp6; 4.0 sp6a
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: 2000; 2003; enterprise; enterprise_64-bit; r2; standard; web

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