CVE-2004-1623

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-1623
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-10-22 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe WAV file property handler in Windows XP SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop in Explorer) via a WAV file with an invalid file header whose fmt chunk length is set to 0xFFFFFFFF.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All embedded All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 embedded All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 media_center All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.hexview.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Windows XP Error in Explorer in Processing WAV Files Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Microsoft Windows XP WAV File Handler Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
'[HV-LOW] Unsafe WAV header handling can cause DoS on Windows' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
www.osvdb.org/11053 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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