CVE-2010-1098 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ANI parser in Microsoft Windows before 7 on the x86 platform, as used in Internet Explorer and other applications, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted biClrUsed value in the BITMAPINFO header of a .ANI file.

Published: 2010-03-24

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: 27.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::x86:::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.27244.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/skylined/issues/detail?id=3
http://skypher.com/index.php/2010/03/08/ani-file-bitmapinfoheader-biclrused-bounds-check-missing/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38579
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56756

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Vista Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-03-24T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:05.613Z

Reserved: 2010-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1098

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-03-24T22:44:14.670

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1098

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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