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.

EPSS: 0.407 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.