Microsoft Windows XP on 64-bit SMTP DNS Reply memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows XP on 64-bit. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SMTP DNS Reply Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0840. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP on 64-bit (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component SMTP DNS Reply Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2004. The weakness was presented 10/12/2004 with Microsoft as MS04-035 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0840 since 09/08/2004. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15464 (Microsoft Windows/Exchange SMTP DNS Lookup Overflow (885881)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74167 (Microsoft Windows SMTP Component Remote Code Execution (MS04-035)).

Applying the patch MS04-035 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3054.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17621), Tenable (15464), SecurityFocus (BID 11374†), OSVDB (10696†) and Secunia (SA12807†). See VDB-900 and VDB-899 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15464
Nessus Name: Microsoft Windows/Exchange SMTP DNS Lookup Overflow (885881)
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OpenVAS ID: 100607
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft SMTP Service and Exchange Routing Engine Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Patch: MS04-035
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-035
Researcher: http://www.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-898

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X-Force: 17621 - Microsoft Windows 2003 SMTP service code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11374 - Microsoft SMTP Service and Exchange Routing Engine Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12807 - Microsoft Windows SMTP Component Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 10696 - Microsoft Windows/Exchange SMTP DNS Lookup Overflow
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 5552 - [MS04-035] Microsoft Windows SMTP Component Allows System Control, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2004 11:39
Updated: 07/07/2025 17:37
Changes: 10/14/2004 11:39 (104), 06/29/2019 16:26 (1), 01/02/2025 17:56 (16), 07/07/2025 17:37 (2)
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