CVE-2004-0900
highpriority · attend · 49EPSS 0.260 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The DHCP Server service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server and Terminal Server Edition does not properly validate the length of certain messages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed DHCP message, aka the "DHCP Request Vulnerability."
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affected products (2)
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references (8)
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- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-042enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18342enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3577enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4846enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-042nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18342nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3577nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4846nvd
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