The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allow remote
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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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Dec 23, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 58.6% · 99th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
38
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 18 / 30 · 58.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nortel | ip softphone 2050 | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:ip_softphone_2050 |
| nortel | media communication server 5100 | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:media_communication_server_5100 |
| nortel | media communication server 5200 | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:media_communication_server_5200 |
| nortel | media processing server | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:media_processing_server |
| nortel | periphonics | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:periphonics |
| nortel | symposium agent | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:symposium_agent |
| nortel | symposium network control center | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:symposium_network_control_center |
| nortel | symposium tapi service provider | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:symposium_tapi_service_provider |
| nortel | symposium web centre portal | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:symposium_web_centre_portal |
| nortel | symposium web client | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:symposium_web_client |
| nortel | symposium call center server | cpe:2.3:h:nortel:symposium_call_center_server |
| nortel | symposium express call center | cpe:2.3:h:nortel:symposium_express_call_center |
and 7 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft windows 2000all versions
- microsoft windows 2003 serverenterprise
- microsoft windows 2003 serverenterprise_64-bit
- microsoft windows 2003 serverr2
- microsoft windows 2003 serverstandard
- microsoft windows 2003 serverweb
- microsoft windows 98all versions
- microsoft windows 98seall versions
- microsoft windows meall versions
- microsoft windows nt4.0
- microsoft windows xpall versions
- nortel ip softphone 2050all versions
- nortel media communication server 51003.0
- nortel media communication server 52003.0
- nortel media processing serverall versions
- nortel periphonicsall versions
- nortel symposium agentall versions
- nortel symposium call center serverall versions
- nortel symposium express call centerall versions
- nortel symposium network control centerall versions
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2004-12-25 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+2 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7952 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382854111833&w=2
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177584
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/697136
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012A.html
- www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18667
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1304
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2580
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3216
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3957
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A712
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.