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CVE-2004-0568
- Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 35.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2004-12-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
HyperTerminal application for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a value that is saved in a session file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious HyperTerminal session file (.ht), web site, or Telnet URL contained in an e-mail message, triggering a buffer overflow.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: datacenter_64-bit-sp1_beta_1, enterprise, enterprise-sp1_beta_1, enterprise_64-bit, enterprise_64-bit-sp1_beta_1, r2 (+5)
- Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp2, 4.0-sp3, 4.0-sp4, 4.0-sp5 (+2)
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110312618614849&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-043
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18336
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1603
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2545
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3138
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3973
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4508
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4741
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110312618614849&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-043
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18336
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