CVE-2004-0199 describes a critical vulnerability in the Help and Support Center of Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 SP1, where improper validation of HCP URLs allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, but its FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100 highlights its significant potential impact, including partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, albeit with high attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered substantial community attention with over 10 mentions, placing it in the top 1% of CVEs for discussion. Despite its age, the high FAUCET score and community interest suggest it remains a notable historical vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
enterpriseCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* | ||
enterprise_64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:datacenter_64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.