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CVE-2004-0574

The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, and Exc…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via XPAT patterns, possibly related to improper length validation and an "unchecked buffer," leading to off-by-one and heap-based buffer overflows.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftExchange Server
Versions 2000, 2003
MicrosoftWindows 2000
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Nt
Version 4.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2003
Version r2

Weakness classification

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