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CVE-2004-1080

83
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-1080 is a critical vulnerability affecting the WINS service (wins.exe) in Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003. It allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve arbitrary memory writes and potentially execute arbitrary code by manipulating a memory pointer within a WINS replication packet sent to TCP port 42. This vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including a Metasploit module and entries in ExploitDB, suggesting a high potential for exploitation. Despite its severity and exploit availability, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
79.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: MS04-045 Microsoft WINS Service Memory Overwrite · Dec 14, 2004
ExploitDB: EDB-16359 · Sep 20, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7980 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-045
secunia.com / advisories/13328
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/18259
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1549
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2541
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2734
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3677
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4372
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4831
support.microsoft.com / kb/890710
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml
immunitysec.com / downloads/instantanea.pdf
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/145134
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
osvdb.org / 12378
securityfocus.com / bid/11763
PatchVendor Advisory
xforce.iss.net / xforce/alerts/id/184