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CVE-2003-0825

The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and possibly Windows NT and Server 2000, d

The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and possibly Windows NT and Server 2000, does not properly validate the length of certain packets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.31307
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 2000all versions
microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows ntall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communityOS-WINDOWS name query overflow attempt TCPattempted-admin
snort-communityOS-WINDOWS name query overflow attempt UDPattempted-admin
snort-communityOS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows WINS name query overflow attempt TCPattempted-admin
snort-communityOS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows WINS name query overflow attempt UDPattempted-admin
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumWow6432Node Windows NT CurrentVersion Autorun Keys Modification
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD03 Mar 2004 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-077.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445214US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/3903
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9624PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-006
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15037
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