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CVE-2004-0572
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL…
High10.0EPSS 50.0%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL with a long filename and a .grp extension, which is not properly handled when the shell capability launches grpconv.exe.
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)
- 50.0% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (2 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1837 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4493 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20040707 Re: shell:windows command question (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3822 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4244 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- win-ms04037-patch(17662) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2753 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3071 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#543864 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1843 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3768 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 10677 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1279 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS04-037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- win-grpconv-bo(16664) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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)
Record last updated .