CVE-2004-1080

Description

The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 89.41% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012516	vdb entry
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890710	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/145134	us government resource third party advisory patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2541	vdb entry signature
http://www.osvdb.org/12378	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1549	vdb entry signature
http://www.immunitysec.com/downloads/instantanea.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/13328/	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18259	vdb entry
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml	third party advisory government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3677	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4831	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110150370506704&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11763	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/184	third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-045	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4372	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2734	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1080?: CVE-2004-1080 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1080?: To fix CVE-2004-1080, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1080 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1080 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.