CVE-2004-0840

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) component of Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition, and the Exchange Routing Engine component of Exchange Server 2003, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS response message containing length values that are not properly validated.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 3, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-0840: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix