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critical 10.0

CVE-2004-0572 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL…

published 2004-10-16 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0571

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
50.0%
EPSS 50.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Windows Program Group Converter (grpconv.exe) may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shell: URL with a long filename and a .grp extension, which is not properly handled when the shell capability launches grpconv.exe.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

49.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0290.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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