CVE-2004-0901
Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 Converter (MSWRD632.WPC), as used in WordPad, does not properly validate certain data lengths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .wri, .rtf, and .doc file sent by email or malicious web site,…
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Description
Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 Converter (MSWRD632.WPC), as used in WordPad, does not properly validate certain data lengths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .wri, .rtf, and .doc file sent by email or malicious web site, aka "Font Conversion Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0571.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 31.92% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows 98 · microsoft/windows 98se · microsoft/windows me · microsoft/windows nt · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-055.shtml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=162&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18338
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1241
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1655
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3310
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3882
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4076
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4576
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4749
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A539
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-055.shtml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=162&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18338
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1241
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1655
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3310
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3882
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4076
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4576
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4749
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A539
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.