CVE-2004-0116
Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
An Activation function in the RPCSS Service involved with DCOM activation for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an activation request with a large length field.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 38%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11065/
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Apr/1009758.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-115.shtml
- http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040413A.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/417052
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10127
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-012
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15708
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A957
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A958
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11065/
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Apr/1009758.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-115.shtml
- http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040413A.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/417052
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10127
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-012
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15708
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A957
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A958
Raw JSON (NVD)
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