CVE-2004-0840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) component of Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition, and the Exchange Routing Engine component of Exchange Server 2003, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS response message containing length values that are not properly validated.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.42549.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Exchange Server Subscribe Windows Server 2003 Subscribe Windows Xp Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-::::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::::::x64:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/394792
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11374
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-035
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17621
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17660
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2300
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3460
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5509

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-10-16T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:31:47.662Z

Reserved: 2004-09-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0840

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-11-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-0840

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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