CVE-2004-0209

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—💥 Exploit

Unknown vulnerability in the Graphics Rendering Engine processes of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) Windows Metafile (WMF) or (2) Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image formats that involve "an unchecked buffer."

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 10

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 57%
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).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows (x86) - Metafile '.emf' Heap Overflow (MS04-032) (10/20/2004)

Affected technologies (3)

Microsoft — Windows 2000 Microsoft — Windows 2003 Server Microsoft — Windows XP

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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