CVE-2004-0205

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the redirect function.

Published: 2004-08-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0205 is rated Moderate Risk (54.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.29%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0205

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 2026-06-15 9.50% 3.29% -6.21%
2 2026-03-19 5.72% 9.50% +3.78%
3 2025-06-08 5.72%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0205

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0205

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0205

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
avaya ip600_media_servers cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_information_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya definity_one_media_server cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya s8100 cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya modular_messaging_message_storage_server s3400 cpe:2.3:o:avaya:modular_messaging_message_storage_server:s3400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0205

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