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CVE-2005-0416

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allows remote attackers to execu…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 2000
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Server
Versions enterprise, enterprise_64-bit, r2, standard, web
MicrosoftWindows 98
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 98se
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Me
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Nt
Version 4.0
MicrosoftWindows Xp
All versions

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