Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2004-1049

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."

EPSS: 0.306 (98.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1049?
CVE-2004-1049 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2004-12-31.
Is CVE-2004-1049 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.