IDirectPlay4 Application Programming Interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay 7.0a thru 9.0b, as used in Windows Server 2003 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0202 is rated Moderate Risk (56.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 32.29%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.82% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-28 | 29.47% | 32.29% | +2.82% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 32.29% | 29.47% | -2.82% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 32.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | directx | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 7.0a | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 8.0a | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 8.1a | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 8.1b | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 9.0a | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | directx | 9.0b | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise_64-bit | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:datacenter_64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | web | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_98 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_98se | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_me | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* |