CVE-2004-0210 on CISA KEV

The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-02…
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16590

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
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06Detection

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