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high 7.5

CVE-2005-0416 in the critical feed json

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allows remot…

published 2005-02-14 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0417

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
41.0%
EPSS 41.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-765)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

40.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-771 Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Downloader (MS05-002) remote, 2005-01-24
  • EDB-765 Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Universal (MS05-002) remote, 2005-01-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12233 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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