CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0214

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Explorer on Windows XP SP1, Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows Me may allow remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long share names.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization includes potential application crashes and the possibility of remote code execution by malicious software.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update operating systems and browsers to the latest versions to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Explorer on Windows XP SP1, WIndows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows Me may allow remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long share names, as demonstrated using Samba.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS