CVE-2004-0573

Buffer overflow in the converter for Microsoft WordPerfect 5.x on Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, and Works Suites 2001 through 2004 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious document or website.

Published: 2004-09-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0573 is rated Moderate Risk (59.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.52%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0573

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 2026-05-23 49.73% 39.52% -10.20%
2 2026-03-02 40.53% 49.73% +9.20%
3 2025-08-12 — 40.53% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0573

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0573

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0573

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft frontpage 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft frontpage 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft frontpage 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office xp cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft publisher 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft publisher 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft publisher 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft works 2001 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft works 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft works 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft works 2004 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0573

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109519646030906&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12529
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011249
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011250
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011251
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011252
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/449438 US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-027
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17306
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2670
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3311
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3333
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4005
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5021
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