CVE-2004-0572
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers...
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL with a long filename and a .grp extension, which is not properly handled when the shell capability launches grpconv.exe.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL with a long filename and a .grp extension, which is not properly handled when the shell capability launches grpconv.exe.
- Record
CVE-2004-0572- 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
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL with a long filename and a .grp extension, which is not properly handled when the shell capability launches grpconv.exe.
- Record
CVE-2004-0572- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0571 No score
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL with a long filename and a .grp extension, which is not properly handled when the shell capability launches grpconv.exe.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0571- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3fr-26p8-56xh No score
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers...
Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL with a long filename and a .grp extension, which is not properly handled when the shell capability launches grpconv.exe.
- Record
GHSA-j3fr-26p8-56xh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0572 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Grpconv, published October 16, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 50.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1837
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0290.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17662
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kb.cert.org/vuls/id/543864
securityfocus.com/bid/10677
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-037
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0572
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3fr-26p8-56xh