Microsoft Visual Studio .rc file buffer overflow
| visualstudio-rc-bo (31665) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Visual Studio is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the RCDLL.DLL module. By creating a specially-crafted .rc resource file with an overly long TYPELIB MOVEABLE PURE filename field, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to open, compile, or run the malicious .rc file.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.1 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jan 22 2007 - 11:35:06 CST : Microsoft Visual C++ (.RC) resource files buffer overflow vulnerability.
- BID-22170: Microsoft Visual C++ Resource File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0468: Stack-based buffer overflow in rcdll.dll in msdev.exe in Visual C++ (MSVC) in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 SP6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file path in the 1 TYPELIB MOVEABLE PURE option in an RC file.
- SA23856: Microsoft Visual Studio ".rc" File Handling Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0296: Microsoft Visual Studio Resource File Handling Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 SP6
Reported:
Jan 22, 2007
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