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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Downloader (MS05-002) EDB-771 · remote · Jan 24, 2005 · verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Universal (MS05-002) EDB-765 · remote · Jan 22, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- MS05-002 vendor-advisory
- 20050111 EEYE: Windows ANI File Parsing Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- 20050112 Windows ANI File Parsing Proof Of Concept (MS05-002) mailing-list
- http://eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050111.html
- win-user32-aniheader-overflow(18879) vdb-entry
- 12233 vdb-entry