CVE-2005-1793 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash Windows 98SE systems by sending a malicious icon file with large dimensions, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1793?
CVE-2005-1793 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98se, published on 1 Jun 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
User32.DLL in Microsoft Windows 98SE, and possibly other operating systems, allows local and remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an icon (.ico) bitmap file with large width and height values.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1793?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 98se.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1793?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-1793 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1793 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2vg-p66m-8xmh.