CVE-2004-0901

Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 Converter (MSWRD632.WPC), as used in WordPad, does not properly validate certain data lengths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .wri, .rtf, and .doc file sent by email or malicious web site, aka "Font Conversion Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0571.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2005-01-10

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Windows 2000 (Microsoft)
• Windows 2003 Server (Microsoft)
• Windows 98 (Microsoft)
• Windows 98se (Microsoft)
• Windows Me (Microsoft)
• Windows Nt (Microsoft)
• Windows Xp (Microsoft)

References

• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-055.shtml
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=162&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-041
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18338
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1241
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1655
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3310
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3882
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4076
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4576
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4749
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A539