CVE-2004-0568 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0568?

CVE-2004-0568 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 15 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

HyperTerminal application for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a value that is saved in a session file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious HyperTerminal session file (.ht), web site, or Telnet URL contained in an e-mail message, triggering a buffer overflow.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0568?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Nt, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0568?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0568 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-33pc-wm38-7ffg.