CVE-2004-1080
The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows...
The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2004-1080- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2004-1080- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1078 No score
The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2004-1078- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-438w-xvxp-m9c6 No score
The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows...
The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-438w-xvxp-m9c6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft WINS - Service Memory Overwrite (MS04-045) (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - 'WINS' Remote Buffer Overflow (MS04-045) (3) | 2005-04-12 |
| Metasploit | MS04-045 Microsoft WINS Service Memory Overwrite | 2004-12-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1080 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published December 1, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1012516
support.microsoft.com/kb/890710
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/145134
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2541
osvdb.org/12378
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immunitysec.com/downloads/instantanea.pdf
secunia.com/advisories/13328
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18259
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=110150370506704&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/11763
xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/184
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-045
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1080
github.com/advisories/GHSA-438w-xvxp-m9c6