Microsoft Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0214. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2004. The weakness was shared 10/12/2004 by Yorick Koster with ITsec Security Services as MS04-035 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0214 since 03/11/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 170 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15460 (MS04-037: Vulnerability in Windows Shell (841356)), 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 90189 (Windows Shell Remote Code Execution (MS04-037)).

Applying the patch MS04-035 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3039.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16664), Exploit-DB (24051), Tenable (15460), SecurityFocus (BID 10677†) and OSVDB (10699†). The entries VDB-637, VDB-900 and VDB-898 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 15460
Nessus Name: MS04-037: Vulnerability in Windows Shell (841356)
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Patch: MS04-035
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10/12/2004 +97 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-035
Researcher: Yorick Koster
Organization: ITsec Security Services
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-899

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X-Force: 16664 - Microsoft Windows Program Group Converter buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10677 - Microsoft Windows Program Group Converter Filename Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Secunia: 12808 - Microsoft Windows Shell and Program Group Converter Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 10699 - Microsoft Windows Program Group Converter Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1011646
Vulnerability Center: 5542 - [MS04-037] Windows Shell Allows Code Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2004 11:39
Updated: 07/31/2025 10:09
Changes: 10/14/2004 11:39 (101), 06/29/2019 16:28 (2), 03/10/2021 07:12 (2), 01/02/2025 13:22 (15), 07/31/2025 10:09 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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