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CVE-2004-1305

5.0 · MEDIUM

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) the frame…

Published Dec 23, 2004nortelEPSS 58.58%

Overview

CVE-2004-1305 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting nortel ip_softphone_2050. It was published on December 23, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) the frame number set to zero, which causes an invalid memory address to be used and leads to a kernel crash, or (2) the rate number set to zero, which leads to resource exhaustion and hang.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nortel. Update ip_softphone_2050 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382854111833&w=2Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177584Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/697136Refwww.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012A.htmlRefwww.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/Refdocs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-002Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18667Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1304Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2580Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3216

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1305?

CVE-2004-1305 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting nortel ip_softphone_2050. It was published on December 23, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-1305?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-1305?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nortel. Update ip_softphone_2050 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2004-1305?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2004-1305 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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