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CVE-2004-0212
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Task Scheduler for Windows 2000 and XP, and Internet Explorer 6 on Windows NT 4.0, allows local or…
High10.0EPSS 63.5%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Task Scheduler for Windows 2000 and XP, and Internet Explorer 6 on Windows NT 4.0, allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .job file containing long parameters, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer and accessing a .job file on an anonymous share.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 63.5% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- 20040714 Unchecked buffer in mstask.dll (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- win-taskscheduler-bo(16591) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/mstaskjob.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- TA04-196A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3428 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1344 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20040714 Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler '.job' Stack Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1964 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1781 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#228028 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- MS04-022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 12060 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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