CVE-2005-0416 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 40.98% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-04-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows 98 |
| microsoft | windows 98se |
| microsoft | windows me |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Downloader (MS05-002) | 2005-01-24 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Universal (MS05-002) | 2005-01-22 |
References
- http://eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547079218397&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110556975827760&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12233
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18879
- http://eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547079218397&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110556975827760&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12233
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18879
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