Description
The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via XPAT patterns, possibly related to improper length validation and an "unchecked buffer," leading to off-by-one and heap-based buffer overflows.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows NNTP Service (XPAT) - Denial of Service (MS04-036) EDB-578 · dos · Oct 16, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5070 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5021 vdb-entry signature
- win-nntp-bo(17641) vdb-entry
- 20041012 CORE-2004-0802: IIS NNTP Service XPAT Command Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4392 vdb-entry signature
- P-012 third-party-advisory government-resource
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:246 vdb-entry signature
- MS04-036 vendor-advisory
- VU#203126 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5926 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=420&idxseccion=10
- win-ms04036-patch(17661) vdb-entry