CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1649

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Msinfo32.exe might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the msinfo_file command line parameter. Note that this issue might not cross security boundaries and may be rejected in the future.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the potential for privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to unauthorized code execution on the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the Msinfo32.exe tool for unprivileged users and monitor Microsoft security updates for a possible patch.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Msinfo32.exe might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the msinfo_file command line parameter. NOTE: this issue might not cross security boundaries, so it may be REJECTED in the future.

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