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CVE-2004-1049
Integer overflow in the LoadImage API of the USER32 Lib for Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
Medium5.1EPSS 30.1%
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- mitre
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 30.1% · top 1.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- 13645 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3220 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3097 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS05-002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20041223 Microsoft Windows LoadImage API Integer Buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1012684 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- win-loadimage-bo(18668) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- P-094 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12095 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/index.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- TA05-012A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12623 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- VU#625856 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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