Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4…
Priority HIGH 78CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih block of a RIFF .ANI, cur, or .ico file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a variant of CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-1765; if so, then CVE-2007-0038 should be preferred.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.73147 99th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | gold | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | gold | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | gold | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions gold Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions gold Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions gold Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0038
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2h6-rq92-jmvq
References
More Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04072 The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-01458 Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-00224 The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-01065 The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2004-00181 The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2002-00354 smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-0038 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0038 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p2h6-rq92-jmvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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