CVEs / CVE-2004-0210
CVE-2004-0210: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 7.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
References
- CVE-2004-0210 on NVD
- CVE-2004-0210 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-020 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16590 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2166 Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2847 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2004-0210 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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