Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
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 execute arbitrary code via the AnimationHeaderBlock length field, which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.410 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.410 · newest: 0.410 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions enterprise, enterprise_64-bit, r2
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98se
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002 (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18879 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12233 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0416?
- CVE-2005-0416 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2005-04-27.
- Is CVE-2005-0416 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.