CVE-2004-0202: Medium severity Microsoft DirectX vulnerability

Published Jun 11, 2004
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Updated

IDirectPlay4 Application Programming Interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay 7.0a thru 9.0b, as used in Windows Server 2003 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

Affected Software

28 affected components
Microsoft DirectX=9.0a
Microsoft DirectX=7.0a
Microsoft DirectX=8.1a
Microsoft DirectX=9.0b
Microsoft DirectX=8.0
Microsoft DirectX=7.0
Microsoft DirectX=8.2
Microsoft DirectX=7.1
Microsoft DirectX=8.1b
Microsoft DirectX=8.0a
Microsoft DirectX=8.1
Microsoft Windows XP=sp1
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=web
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=enterprise
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=enterprise_64-bit
Microsoft Windows XP=gold
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp4
Microsoft Windows 98SE
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp2
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=r2
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Me
Microsoft Windows XP=sp1
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=standard
Microsoft Windows 98=gold
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=r2
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp3

Remediation

Event History

Jun 11, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0202?

CVE-2004-0202 has a severity rating of medium due to its potential to cause denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-0202?

To fix CVE-2004-0202, ensure that your system is updated with the latest patches provided by Microsoft.

3

What does CVE-2004-0202 affect?

CVE-2004-0202 affects Microsoft DirectPlay versions from 7.0a through 9.0b as well as several Windows operating systems up to Windows 2003.

4

What kind of attack is CVE-2004-0202 associated with?

CVE-2004-0202 is associated with a denial of service attack that can crash applications using the DirectPlay API.

5

Who is vulnerable to CVE-2004-0202?

Users and systems running vulnerable versions of Microsoft DirectPlay and older Windows operating systems are at risk for CVE-2004-0202.

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