CVE-2005-1793 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in User32.DLL affecting Microsoft Windows 98SE, where specially crafted icon (.ico) files with excessive width and height values can crash the system. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity and only partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.