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TI-2005-01700 Aliases CVE-2005-1793GHSA-j2vg-p66m-8xmh

User32.DLL in Microsoft Windows 98SE, and possibly other operating systems, allows local…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07407 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1793
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2vg-p66m-8xmh

References

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  • TI-2004-00538 Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00046 Buffer overflow in the Message Queuing component of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00172 Heap-based buffer overflow in the HtmlHelp program (hh.exe) in HTML Help for Microsoft… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-00006 Heap-based buffer overflow in the bitmap processing routine in Microsoft Windows Media… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2004-00199 TCP, when using a large Window Size, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-00040 Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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