CVE-2004-1748

sysinternals regmon < 6.11 - Denial of Service via Invalid Hook Function Pointers

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1748. PoCs published by Next Generation Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a local denial of service in Regmon (up to version 6.11) by passing NULL pointers to the ZwSetValueKey function, causing the application to crash. It leverages a lack of input validation in the kernel function handling.

Description

NtRegmon before 6.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash), while NtRegmon is running, via invalid pointers to hook functions such as ZwSetQueryValue.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Next Generation Security · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24411

This exploit triggers a local denial of service in Regmon (up to version 6.11) by passing NULL pointers to the ZwSetValueKey function, causing the application to crash. It leverages a lack of input validation in the kernel function handling.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Regmon 6.11 for NT/9x and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Regmon running with vulnerable version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11042
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109345177124374&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17106

Scores

EPSS 0.0082
EPSS Percentile 52.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
sysinternals/regmon < 6.11
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026