# CVE-2004-0574: The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-10-16 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via XPAT patterns, possibly related to improper length validation and an "unchecked buffer," leading to off-by-one and heap-based buffer overflows.

## What to do

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5070
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17641
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761632831563&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4392
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-012.shtml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A246
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-036
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203126
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5926
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=420&idxseccion=10
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17661
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/578

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