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title: "CVE-2004-0567: The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)… | CubePath"
description: "The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) in Windows NT Server 4.0 SP 6a, NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP 6, Windows 2000 Server SP3 and SP4, and Windows…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0567
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# CVE-2004-0567: The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)… | CubePath

## Description

The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) in Windows NT Server 4.0 SP 6a, NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP 6, Windows 2000 Server SP3 and SP4, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the computer name value in a WINS packet, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (server crash), which results in an "unchecked buffer" and possibly triggers a buffer overflow, aka the "Name Validation Vulnerability."

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0567)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.68689 (68.7% probability)

Percentile

99.3%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [13466](http://secunia.com/advisories/13466)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [VU#378160](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378160)  (kb.cert.org) third-party-advisory
- [1012517](http://securitytracker.com/id?1012517)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [12370](http://www.osvdb.org/12370)  (osvdb.org) vdb-entry
- [wins-memory-pointer-hijack(18259)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18259)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [11922](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11922)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [P-054](http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml)  (ciac.org) third-party-advisory government-resource
- [MS04-045](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-045)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jun 15, 2004
2. Record published Dec 31, 2004
3. Record last updated Aug 8, 2024

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