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CVE-2004-1049

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-01-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Integer overflow in the LoadImage API of the USER32 Lib for Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .bmp, .cur, .ico or .ani file with a large image size field, which leads to a buffer overflow, aka the "Cursor and Icon Format Handling Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: r2
• Microsoft Windows Nt: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382891718076&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13645
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1012684
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-094.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625856
• http://www.osvdb.org/12623
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12095
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012A.html
• http://www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/index.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18668
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2956

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