Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-1922 (CCN-21071)

Assigned:2004-04-11
Published:2004-04-11
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allocates memory based on the memory size written in the BMP file instead of the actual BMP file size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a small BMP file with has a large memory size.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-1922

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20040411 Microsoft Internet Explorer BMP file memory DoS vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sunday, April 11, 2004
Microsoft Internet Explorer BMP file memory DoS vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Internet Explorer Web page
Internet Explorer Home

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 17158
Microsoft IE Crafted BMP Size Setting DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-bmp-memory-dos(21071)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 5.5
    microsoft internet explorer 6.0
    microsoft ie 5.0
    microsoft ie 6.0