CVE-2004-0568

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 20 years ago

2005-01-10 05:00:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-04-30 14:27:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft windows 2000_sp1

Microsoft windows 2000_sp2

Microsoft windows 2000_sp3

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Gold

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 Home Edition

Microsoft windows xp_sp1 media_center

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Home Edition

Microsoft windows xp_sp2 media_center

References

20041214 HyperTerminal - Buffer Overflow In .ht File

MS04-043

win-hyperterminal-session-bo(18336)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1603

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2545

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3138

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3973

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4508

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4741

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