# CVE-2004-1244: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious PNG file with large dimensions in Windows Media Player.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvcf-x376-222j

## What is CVE-2004-1244?

CVE-2004-1244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 8 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Windows Media Player 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG file containing large (1) width or (2) height values, aka the "PNG Processing Vulnerability."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Media Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player

- [CVE-2008-3010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3010/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-1728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1728/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-2745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2745/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-2527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2527/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1331/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 8 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1244

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.