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.
Product(s):
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Japanese Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta 3
- Microsoft windows 2000_gold
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Addvanced Server (Initial Release)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server (Initial Release)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (Initial release)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (Inital release)
- Microsoft windows 2000_rc1
- Microsoft windows 2000_rc2
- Microsoft windows 2000_sp1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 Advanced Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 Datacenter Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft windows 2000_sp2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 Advanced Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 Datacenter Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft windows 2000_sp3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Advanced Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Datacenter Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Advanced Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Datacenter Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 French
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4
- Microsoft windows 2000_beta3
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server R2 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server R2 Datacenter 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard on 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Gold
- Microsoft windows 98_gold
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft windows 98_se
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft windows me_gold
- Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition SCD
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 gold server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition (Initial release)
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 gold workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 server
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 server
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 server
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 server
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 server
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 Enterprise Server
- Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 server
- +33 additional
Question to Ask Vendors:
- Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2005-0416, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
- What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2005-0416 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?
Recommended Actions:
- Check out the advisory links provided below.