CVE-2004-0120

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Published Apr 16, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 50.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Microsoft Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) library, as used in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed SSL messages.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 50.7% (50.659% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/150236
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10115
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15712
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A885
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A886
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A892

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Server Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 16, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:10 AM
Reserved: Feb 3, 2004, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

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