Microsoft Windows JPEG buffer overflow
| win-jpeg-bo (16304) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, when handling JPEG image files. By creating a specially-crafted JPEG file containing malicious code, a remote attacker could overflow the buffer and execute code on the victim's system, once the file is opened. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Web page or by sending a victim a malicious email.
Note: It is reported that NetObjects Fusion version 8.x is also vulnerable to this vulnerability.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For vulnerability detection:
Enable the following checks in the ISS Protection Platform:
WinsMs04028Patch
Enable the following checks in the Dynamic ISS Protection platform:
Image_JPEG_Tag_Overflow
For Manual Protection:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
For NetObjects Fusion 8.x:
Apply update 2 for this vulnerability, available from the Netobjects Fusion Support Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 22 2004 - 14:16:24 CDT: Macromedia Products Not Affected by Microsoft JPEG/GDIPlus Vulnerability.
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-213: Windows Buffer Overrun in JPEG Processing Could Allow Code Execution.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028: Buffer Overrun in JPEG Processing (GDI+) Could Allow Code Execution (833987).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-005: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP could allow Remote Code Execution (873352).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-004: Vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959420).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-003: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978214).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-004: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416).
- Netobjects Fusion Support Web page: Netobjects - Support.
- BID-11173: Microsoft GDI+ Library JPEG Segment Length Integer Underflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0200: Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device Interface Plus (GDI+) component, GDIPlus.dll, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with a small JPEG COM field length that is normalized to a large integer length before a memory copy operation.
- US-CERT VU#297462: Microsoft Windows GDI+ contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the JPEG parsing component
Platforms Affected:
- BusinessObjects Crystal Enterprise 10
- BusinessObjects Crystal Enterprise 9
- BusinessObjects Crystal Reports 10
- BusinessObjects Crystal Reports 9
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP2
- Microsoft Digital Image Pro 7.0
- Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9
- Microsoft Digital Image Suite 9
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft Excel 2003
- Microsoft FrontPage 2002
- Microsoft FrontPage 2003
- Microsoft Greetings 2002
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft Office XP SP3
- Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
- Microsoft OneNote 2003
- Microsoft Outlook 2002
- Microsoft Outlook 2003
- Microsoft Picture It 2002
- Microsoft Picture It 7.0
- Microsoft Picture It 9
- Microsoft Platform SDK Redistributable GDI+
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft Producer
- Microsoft Project 2002 SP1
- Microsoft Project 2003
- Microsoft Publisher 2002
- Microsoft Publisher 2003
- Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2
- Microsoft Visio 2003
- Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2002 Standard
- Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003 Standard
- Microsoft Visual C# 2002
- Microsoft Visual C# 2003
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2002
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2003
- Microsoft Visual J# 2003
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2002
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2003
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows XP 2003 x64
- Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1 x64
- Microsoft Word 2002
- Microsoft Word 2003
- NetObjects NetObjects Fusion 8.x
Reported:
Sep 14, 2004
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