CVE-2004-0210 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000, allowing a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a low-complexity attack vector that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in CISA's KEV catalog and an ExploitDB entry for local privilege escalation. Despite its age, it continues to garner significant community discussion, indicating ongoing relevance or interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:interix:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:server:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.