CVE-2004-1649

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-02-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Msinfo32.exe might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the msinfo_file command line parameter. NOTE: this issue might not cross security boundaries, so it may be REJECTED in the future.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-August/025902.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109413415205017&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=109391133831787&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17153
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-August/025902.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109413415205017&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=109391133831787&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17153

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