Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2004-0206
Network Dynamic Data Exchange (NetDDE) services for Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code or locally gain privileges via a malicious message or application that involves an "unchecked buffer," possibly a buffer overflow.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.747 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.747 · newest: 0.747 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17657 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2394 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4592 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11372 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640488 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3120 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1852 (signature, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/12803/ (third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-031 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0206?
- CVE-2004-0206 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2004-11-03.
- Is CVE-2004-0206 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.