CVE-2005-0416

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP1, and Windows 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the AnimationHeaderBlock length field, which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow.

Exploit likelihood

41.0%Down 3.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2005-0416
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-0416
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-0417 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-0417
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m474-8gfh-hw6q No score

The Windows Animated Cursor (ANI) capability in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP...

Record: GHSA-m474-8gfh-hw6q
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Universal (MS05-002)	2005-01-22
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer - '.ANI' Downloader (MS05-002)	2005-01-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0416 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published February 14, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.