CVE-2004-1049
MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Integer overflow in the LoadImage API of the USER32 Lib for Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .bmp, .cur, .ico or .ani file with a large image size field, which leads to a buffer overflow, aka the "Cursor and Icon Format Handling Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382891718076&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13645
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012684
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-094.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625856
- http://www.osvdb.org/12623
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12095
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012A.html
- http://www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/index.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18668
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2956
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3097
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3220
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3355
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4671
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.