Microsoft Windows 2000 GDI32.DLL denial of service
| win-2000-gdi32dll-dos (19727) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow in the GDI32.DLL GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries() API function. By sending specially-crafted EMF files to a victim as an email attachment and tricking the victim into opening the attachment or by hosting it on a Web site and persuading the victim to visit the Web site, a remote attacker can cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional x64
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-053. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Mar 17 2005 - 04:16:52 CST, Windows 2000 GDI32.DLL GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries() API specially crafted EMF file DOS vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-03/0304.html.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-053, Vulnerabilities in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Code Execution (896424) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-053.mspx.
- BID-12834: Microsoft Windows Graphical Device Interface Library Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0803: The GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries API in GDI32.DLL in Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) file that causes invalid (1) end, (2) emreof, or (3) palent offsets to be used, aka Enhanced Metafile Vulnerability.
- OSVDB ID: 20580: Microsoft Windows GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries() EMF File Rendering DoS
- SA14631: Microsoft Windows EMF File Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SA17223: Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA17461: Avaya Products Microsoft Windows WMF/EMF Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015168: Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflows in Graphics Rendering Engine Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#134756: Microsoft Windows buffer overflow in Enhanced Metafile rendering API
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-2348: Microsoft Windows WMF/EMF File Handling Vulnerabilities (MS05-053)
Reported:
Mar 17, 2005
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