CVE-2004-0210
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.072 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSadded 2022-03-03remediate by 2022-03-24
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-020enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16590enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2166enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2847enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
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