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title: "CVE-2004-0574: The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)… | CubePath"
description: "The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0574
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# CVE-2004-0574: The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)… | CubePath

## Description

The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via XPAT patterns, possibly related to improper length validation and an "unchecked buffer," leading to off-by-one and heap-based buffer overflows.

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-2004-0574)

## 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

0.67822 (67.8% 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.

- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5070](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5070)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature
- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5021](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5021)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature
- [win-nntp-bo(17641)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17641)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [20041012 CORE-2004-0802: IIS NNTP Service XPAT Command Vulnerabilities](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761632831563&w=2)  (marc.info) mailing-list
- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4392](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4392)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature
- [P-012](http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-012.shtml)  (ciac.org) third-party-advisory government-resource
- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:246](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A246)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature
- [MS04-036](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-036)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [VU#203126](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203126)  (kb.cert.org) third-party-advisory
- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5926](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5926)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature
- [coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=420&idxseccion=10](http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=420&idxseccion=10)
- [win-ms04036-patch(17661)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17661)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jun 15, 2004
2. Record published Oct 16, 2004
3. Record last updated Aug 8, 2024

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