CVE-2004-1080

Summary

CVECVE-2004-1080
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-01-10 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."

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
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 2003 Server 2000 All small_business_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 2003 All small_business_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All datacenter_64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All terminal_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 terminal_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 terminal_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 terminal_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 terminal_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 terminal_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 enterprise_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 terminal_server 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 terminal_server All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#145134 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org
(Vendor Issues Fix) Microsoft WINS Memory Overwrite Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Windows WINS Replication Packet Handling Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
www.osvdb.org/12378 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/184 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xforce.iss.net
How to help protect against a WINS security issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Windows WINS Association Context Data Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-045 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
'Immunity, Inc Advisor' - 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
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.immunitysec.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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