CVE-2004-0848

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link with a URL file location containing long inputs after (1) "%00 (null byte) in .doc filenames or (2) "%0a" (carriage return) in .rtf filenames.

Published: 2005-02-08 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0848 is rated High Risk (65/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.04%, 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-2004-0848

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 2026-02-10 42.12% 43.04% +0.92%
2 2025-05-31 37.26% 42.12% +4.86%
3 2025-03-30 — 37.26% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0848

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-2004-0848

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0848

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office xp cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office xp cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office xp cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp2:professional:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp2:standard:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2004-0848

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