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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1793 · published 1 June 2005

CVE-2005-1793: Microsoft windows 98se vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 98se

User32.DLL in Microsoft Windows 98SE, and possibly other operating systems, allows local and remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an icon (.ico) bitmap file with large width and height values.

2.6 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 7.4% · top 5.8%
2.6CVSS 2.0 base score
7.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

User32.DLL in Microsoft Windows 98SE, and possibly other operating systems, allows local and remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an icon (.ico) bitmap file with large width and height values.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/399207
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/399228
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/399207
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/399228

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1793), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.