CVE-2004-0206

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 74.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-10-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Network Dynamic Data Exchange (NetDDE) services for Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code or locally gain privileges via a malicious message or application that involves an "unchecked buffer," possibly a buffer overflow.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: r2
Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109786703930674&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12803/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640488
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11372
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-031
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16556
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17657
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1852
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2394
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3120
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3242
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4592

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