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CVE-2004-0210

75
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Mar 3, 2022
ExploitDB: EDB-24277 · Jul 16, 2004
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0716 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-020
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16590
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2166
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2847
Broken Link
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/647436
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource