Microsoft Internet Explorer MSHTML.DLL GIF file buffer overflow
| ie-mshtml-gif-bo (16804) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by a vulnerability in the MSHTML.DLL shared library, which is used for parsing HTML in Internet Explorer. By creating a specially-crafted GIF file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with user privileges or cause a denial of service, once the file is opened. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the malicious file to a victim in an email.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP3
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP2
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 SP6a Workstation
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 SP6a Server
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Terminal Server
- Microsoft, Windows XP 2003 64-bit
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP1 64-bit
Remedy:
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-191, Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (867801) at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-191.shtml.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Sep 02 2003 - 02:12:10 CDT, New Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Denial of Service? at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q3/3278.html.
- Internet Security Systems Protection Alert July 30, 2004, Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer at http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/179.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (867801) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-025.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (834707) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-038.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-040, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (889293) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-040.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-014, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (867282) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-014.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-020, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (890923) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-020.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-025, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (883939) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-025.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-038, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896727) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-038.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-052, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896688) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-052.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-054, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-054.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-004, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (910620) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-004.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-013.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-021, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (916281) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-021.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-042.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-067.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-072, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-072.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-016.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-027.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-033.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-045.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-057.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-069.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-024.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-031.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-058, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-058.mspx.
- BID-12765: Microsoft Internet Explorer MSHTML.DLL CSS Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-8530: Microsoft Internet Explorer Malformed GIF Double Free Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1048: Double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed GIF image.
- SECTRACK ID: 1010827: Microsoft Internet Explorer Error in `mshtml.dll` in Processing GIF Files Lets Remote Users Crash the Browser
- SECTRACK ID: 1010828: (Vendor Issues Revised Fix) Microsoft Internet Explorer Error in mshtml.dll in Processing GIF Files Lets Remote Users Crash the Browser
- US-CERT VU#685364: Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a double-free vulnerability in the processing of GIF files
Reported:
Sep 02, 2003
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