7.8

CVE-2004-0210

Warning

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.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
MicrosoftInterix Version2.2
MicrosoftWindows 2000 Version- Updatesp2
MicrosoftWindows 2000 Version- Updatesp3
MicrosoftWindows 2000 Version- Updatesp4
MicrosoftWindows Nt Version4.0 Updatesp6a SwEditionserver
MicrosoftWindows Nt Version4.0 Updatesp6a SwEditionterminal_server
MicrosoftWindows Nt Version4.0 Updatesp6a SwEditionworkstation

03.03.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the POSIX subsystem. This vulnerability could allow a logged on user to take complete control of the system.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 5.64% 0.9
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 7.2 3.9 10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.