CVE-2004-0214 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Explorer, affecting Windows XP SP1, 2000, 98, and Me. This flaw allows remote malicious servers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code through excessively long share names, as demonstrated with Samba. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.2900CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.