MEDIUM
An Activation function in the RPCSS Service involved with DCOM activation for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an activation request with a large length field
Published Apr 16, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 37.55%
Description
An Activation function in the RPCSS Service involved with DCOM activation for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an activation request with a large length field.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
37.55% 0.37552
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.37552
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 37.55% (0.37552) | 98.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 37.55% (0.37552) | 98.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 54.23% (0.54228) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 51.18% (0.51175) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 54.23% (0.54228) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 53.12% (0.53117) | 97.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 50.04% (0.50041) | 97.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 53.12% (0.53117) | 97.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 56.23% (0.56234) | 98.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 50.04% (0.50041) | 97.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 51.44% (0.51445) | 96.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 50.04% (0.50041) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 58.10% (0.58098) | 97.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 50.56% (0.50555) | 97.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 78.01% (0.78006) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 47.77% (0.47773) | 97.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 8.51% (0.08505) | 93.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.11% (0.09114) | 93.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 94.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11065/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Apr/1009758.html vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-115.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040413A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_EEYEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/417052 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10127 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15708 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A955 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A957 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A958 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 16, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 3, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0116
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a