CVE-2005-4625 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system crash via a large JPEG image exploiting display adapter drivers, requiring user interaction to view the image.
- 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-2005-4625?
CVE-2005-4625 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jan 2006. 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
Drivers for certain display adapters, including (1) an unspecified ATI driver and (2) an unspecified Intel driver, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large JPEG image, as demonstrated in Internet Explorer using stoopid.jpg with a width and height of 9999999.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4625?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ati Catalyst Driver, Intel Display Adapter Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4625?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4625 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-2005-4625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmp4-8xr6-896q.