Microsoft Windows GDI EMF and WMF header buffer overflow
| win-emf-wmf-header-bo (41471) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows graphic device interface (GDI) is vulnerable to an heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of EMF and WMF image file headers. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted EMF or WMF file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 x64
- Microsoft, Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft, Windows Vista SP1
- Microsoft, Windows Vista SP1 x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP2 x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional x64
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2 Professional x64
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- HPSBST02329 SSRT080048 rev.1 HPSBST02329 SSRT080048 rev.1, Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Patch Applicability MS08-018 to MS08-025 at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01433452.
- IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Alert, April 8, 2008, Microsoft GDI Remote Code Execution at http://www.iss.net/threats/290.html.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 04.08.08, Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=682.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 04.08.08, Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Integer Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=681.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-021, Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (948590) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-021.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-071, Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956802) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-071.mspx.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008770, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-021 at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=714206.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008788, Rev 1, Centrex IP Client Manager (CICM) response to Microsoft April security bulletin at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=716807.
- ZDI-08-020, Microsoft GDI WMF Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability at http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/.
- ASA-2008-157: MS08-021 Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (948590)
- BID-28571: Microsoft Windows GDI 'CreateDIBPatternBrushPt' Function Heap Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-30933: Retired: Microsoft Windows GDI 'CreateDIBPatternBrushPt' Function Heap Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1083: Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPatternBrushPt function in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EMF or WMF image file with a malformed header that triggers an integer overflow, aka GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- SA29704: Microsoft Windows GDI Image Parsing Buffer Overflows
- SECTRACK ID: 1019798: Microsoft GDI Buffer Overflow in Processing EMF and WMF Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#632963: Microsoft GDI buffer overflow vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1145: Microsoft Windows GDI Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS08-021)
Reported:
Apr 08, 2008
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