CVE-2004-0212

Summary

CVECVE-2004-0212
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-08-06 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the Task Scheduler for Windows 2000 and XP, and Internet Explorer 6 on Windows NT 4.0, allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .job file containing long parameters, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer and accessing a .job file on an anonymous share.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Avaya Definity One Media Server All All All All
Application Avaya Ip600 Media Servers All All All All
Operating System Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server s3400 All All All
Hardware Avaya S8100 All All All All
Application Microsoft Ie 6.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-022 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
'Unchecked buffer in mstask.dll' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#228028 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/mstaskjob.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ngssoftware.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler '.job' Stack Overflow' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA04-196A -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Components and Outlook Express af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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