CVE-2004-0571 describes a critical vulnerability in the Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 Converter, affecting various Windows operating systems including Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted .wri, .rtf, or .doc files, often via email or malicious websites, due to improper validation of data lengths. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its EPSS score of 0.2584 further indicates a significant potential for exploitation. Despite its high severity and community discussion (10 mentions), there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) and no publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. While it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, it is considered an inactive threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.