CVE-2003-0719 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in the Private Communications Transport (PCT) protocol implementation in the Microsoft SSL library, as used in Microsoft Wi…
published 2004-04-16 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0710
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 81.2%
- EPSS 81.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Private Communications Transport (PCT) protocol implementation in the Microsoft SSL library, as used in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000 SP2 through SP4, XP SP1, Server 2003, NetMeeting, Windows 98, and Windows ME, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via PCT 1.0 handshake packets.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/archive/1/361836 advisory
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/586540 advisory
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/168 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/ssl/ms04_011_pct)
- Published
Exploit prediction
81.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/ssl/ms04_011_pct MS04-011 Microsoft Private Communications Transport Overflow metasploit exploit, average rank, 2004-04-13
- EDB-16334 Microsoft Private Communications Transport - Remote Overflow (MS04-011) (Metasploit) remote, 2010-09-20
- EDB-275 Microsoft IIS 5.0 - SSL Remote Buffer Overflow (MS04-011) remote, 2004-04-21
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/361836
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/586540
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
-
xforce.iss.net
/xforce/alerts/id/168
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
vendor-advisory
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1093
vdb-entry, signature
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A889
vdb-entry, signature
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A903
vdb-entry, signature
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A951
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2003-0719
- NVD CVE-2003-0719
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