CVE-2004-1623 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The WAV file property handler in Windows XP SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop in Explorer) via a WAV file with an invalid file header whose fmt chunk length is set to 0xFFFFFFFF.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 18.56% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-10-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP - '.WAV' File Handler Denial of Service | 2004-10-22 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109846319313443&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011880
- http://www.hexview.com/docs/20041021-1.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/11053
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11503
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17864
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109846319313443&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011880
- http://www.hexview.com/docs/20041021-1.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/11053
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11503
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17864
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