CVE-2004-0210: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0210 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 03-03-2022. EPSS estimates a 7.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-07-2004
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-03-2022
   Added to CISA KEVMicrosoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
3. 24-03-2022
   CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
4. 22-10-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.