CVE-2004-0567

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 68.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) in Windows NT Server 4.0 SP 6a, NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP 6, Windows 2000 Server SP3 and SP4, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the computer name value in a WINS packet, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (server crash), which results in an "unchecked buffer" and possibly triggers a buffer overflow, aka the "Name Validation Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: 64-bit, r2
Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0-sp6, 4.0-sp6a

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/13466
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012517
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378160
http://www.osvdb.org/12370
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11922
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-045
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18259
http://secunia.com/advisories/13466
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012517
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378160

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