CVE-2004-1649 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Msinfo32.exe might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the msinfo_file command line parameter. NOTE: this issue might not cross security boundaries, so it may be REJECTED in the future.

Published: 2005-02-20

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1643	Buffer overflow in Microsoft Msinfo32.exe might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the msinfo_file command line parameter. NOTE: this issue might not cross security boundaries, so it may be REJECTED in the future.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01908.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-August/025902.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109413415205017&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=109391133831787&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17153

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-20T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:00:37.106Z

Reserved: 2005-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1649

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-08-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1649

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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