Microsoft Windows Vista atikmdag.sys slideshow denial of service

win-atikmdag-dos (33300) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Microsoft Windows Vista is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the atikmdag.sys ATI kernel driver. By creating a specially-crafted JPG file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to view the malicious image in a slideshow.

Note: Only systems using the ATI kernel driver are vulnerable.

Platforms Affected:

  • Microsoft, Windows Vista

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Mar 25, 2007

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