CVEvulnerability

CVE-2004-0568

10.0 HIGH Published 2005-01-10 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-01-10
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

HyperTerminal application for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the length of a value that is saved in a session file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious HyperTerminal session file (.ht), web site, or Telnet URL contained in an e-mail message, triggering a buffer overflow.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 2003 server datacenter 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server enterprise • microsoft windows 2003 server enterprise 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server r2 • microsoft windows 2003 server standard • microsoft windows 2003 server web • microsoft windows nt 4.0 • microsoft windows xp

Related

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency weakness

References