PT-2004-1902 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition+3

Published 2004-10-16 · Updated 2020-04-09 · CVE-2004-0840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns the SMTP component of certain Microsoft products and the Exchange Routing Engine component of Exchange Server 2003. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS response message containing length values that are not properly validated.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the SMTP component until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0840

Affected Products

Exchange Server 2003

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

Windows Xp 64-Bit Edition

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0840 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-035 · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/394792 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17660 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2300 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3460 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5509 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/11374 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0840 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17621 · Note