CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1080

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 contains a vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to write to arbitrary memory locations and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42. This vulnerability is known as the 'Association Context Vulnerability'.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the WINS server, leading to compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as well as the entire network infrastructure.

Recommendation

Immediately apply the security update provided by Microsoft in bulletin MS04-045 or disable the WINS service if it is not required.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."

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