HIGH
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
Published Feb 14, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 40.98%
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.
Affected products
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OR
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- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
40.98% 0.40982
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.40982
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 40.98% (0.40982) | 98.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 40.72% (0.40717) | 98.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 45.49% (0.45486) | 98.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 40.72% (0.40717) | 98.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 66.60% (0.66600) | 98.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 56.06% (0.56058) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 47.32% (0.47317) | 97.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 56.06% (0.56058) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 47.32% (0.47317) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 56.06% (0.56058) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 59.92% (0.59916) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 47.32% (0.47317) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 50.96% (0.50962) | 97.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 54.93% (0.54925) | 97.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 50.96% (0.50962) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 55.51% (0.55510) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 52.42% (0.52424) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 73.43% (0.73433) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 88.51% (0.88509) | 98.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 83.88% (0.83875) | 97.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 63.94% (0.63938) | 97.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 44.63% (0.44626) | 98.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 44.63% (0.44626) | 97.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547079218397&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110556975827760&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12233 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18879 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547079218397&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110556975827760&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12233 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 14, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 14, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0416
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a