The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to…
Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildCWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-03CISA due date 2022-03-24
EPSS 0.07214 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:interix:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:server:*:*:* | 4.0 sp6a | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:terminal_server:*:*:* | 4.0 sp6a | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:workstation:*:*:* | 4.0 sp6a | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:interix:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:server:*:*:* Versions 4.0 sp6a Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:terminal_server:*:*:* Versions 4.0 sp6a Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:workstation:*:*:* Versions 4.0 sp6a Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2022-03-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0210
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-867p-9w54-69hp
References
More Microsoft Interix vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00017 Buffer overflow in telnet server in Windows 2000 and Interix 2.2 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-00517 Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2004-0210 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0210 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-867p-9w54-69hp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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