# CVE-2004-1305: The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allow remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) the frame number set to zero, which causes an invalid memory address to be used and leads to a kernel crash, or (2) the rate number set to zero, which leads to resource exhaustion and hang.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A712
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2580
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/697136
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002
- http://www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3216
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382854111833&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18667
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012A.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177584
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1304
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3957
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/721

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