Microsoft Windows 2000/NT stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/NT (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 04/27/2005 by eEye Digital Security with eEye Digital Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at eeye.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0416 since 02/13/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16124 (MS05-002: Cursor and Icon Format Handling Code Execution (891711)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18879), Tenable (16124), SecurityFocus (BID 12233†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7825†). The entries VDB-1087, VDB-1088, VDB-1086 and VDB-22597 are pretty similar.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16124
Nessus Name: MS05-002: Cursor and Icon Format Handling Code Execution (891711)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: eeye.com
Researcher: eEye Digital Security
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0416 (🔍)
X-Force: 18879
SecurityFocus: 12233 - Microsoft Windows User32.DLL ANI File Header Handling Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 7825 - [MS05-002] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows User32.dll ANI File via AnimationHeaderBlock Field, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/10/2015 11:05 PM
Updated: 07/01/2021 04:05 PM
Changes: 03/10/2015 11:05 PM (59), 09/17/2018 08:06 AM (15), 07/01/2021 04:05 PM (3)
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