CVE-2004-1305

Description

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) the frame number set to zero, which causes an invalid memory address to be used and leads to a kernel crash, or (2) the rate number set to zero, which leads to resource exhaustion and hang.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 77.41% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory xfocus.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A712	signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2580	signature vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/697136	patch third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002	vendor advisory
http://www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3216	signature vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382854111833&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18667	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012A.html	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177584	patch third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1304	signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3957	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1305?: CVE-2004-1305 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1305?: To fix CVE-2004-1305, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1305 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1305 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~77% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.