Microsoft Windows denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-0211. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 does not reset certain values in CPU data structures, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malicious program.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2004. The weakness was published 10/12/2004 by hlt with Security-Assessment.com as MS04-032 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0211 since 03/11/2004. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15457 (MS04-032: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (840987)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90186 (Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS04-032)).

Applying the patch MS04-032 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16582), Tenable (15457), SecurityFocus (BID 11378†), OSVDB (10693†) and Secunia (SA12804†). Similar entries are available at VDB-886, VDB-888 and VDB-889. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 15457
Nessus Name: MS04-032: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (840987)
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Patch: MS04-032

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-032
Researcher: hlt
Organization: Security-Assessment.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-890

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X-Force: 16582 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 kernel CPU denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11378 - Microsoft Window Management API Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 12804 - Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 10693 - Microsoft - Windows - Kernel Local Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 5559 - [MS04-032] DoS in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Kernel, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2004 11:17
Updated: 07/13/2025 11:10
Changes: 10/14/2004 11:17 (88), 06/29/2019 16:20 (4), 01/02/2025 12:59 (16), 07/13/2025 11:10 (2)
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