CVE-2004-1623

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 38.70% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory hexview.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.hexview.com/docs/20041021-1.txt	vendor advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17864	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109846319313443&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11503	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011880	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/11053	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1623?: CVE-2004-1623 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1623?: To fix CVE-2004-1623, 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-2004-1623 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1623 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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