CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2005-0416
HIGHEPSS 99th pctl7.5
CVSS v2
Description
The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the AnimationHeaderBlock length field, which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
45.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days
99thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547079218397&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110556975827760&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12233
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18879
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