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."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.301 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.306 · newest: 0.301 · change: -0.005
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/13645 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3220 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3097 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2956 (signature, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18668 (vdb-entry)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-094.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3355 (signature, vdb-entry)
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.