THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2004-0897
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0897

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
42.8%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
The Indexing Service for Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a message, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2003 Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2005-01-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 42.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-0897

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-0897.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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