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CVE-2004-0840

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1100%

EPSS Percentile4.49th

PublishedNov 3, 2004

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦

Microsoft

Exchange Server

= 2003

💻

Microsoft

Windows Server 2003

All versions

💻

Microsoft

Windows Server 2003

= r2

💻

Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/394792

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11374

🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-035

🔗 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17621

🔗 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17660

🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2300

🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3460

🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5509

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