Microsoft Windows up to XP SP2 LoadImage API memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP SP2 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component LoadImage API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the LoadImage API of the USER32 Lib for Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .bmp, .cur, .ico or .ani file with a large image size field, which leads to a buffer overflow, aka the "Cursor and Icon Format Handling Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/23/2004. The weakness was released 12/20/2004 by Flashsky with X-Focus as MS07-017 (Website). The advisory is available at xfocus.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1049 since 11/17/2004. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by devcode and been published 3 years after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at xfocus.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16124 (MS05-002: Cursor and Icon Format Handling Code Execution (891711)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90211 (Microsoft Cursor and Icon Format Handling Remote Code Execution (MS05-002)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3079. In this case the pattern RIFF is used for detection.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18668), Tenable (16124) and Exploit-DB (3617). Further details are available at news.bbc.co.uk. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1087, 1088, 2659 and 2990.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: devcode
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Nessus ID: 16124
Nessus Name: MS05-002: Cursor and Icon Format Handling Code Execution (891711)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_cursor_icon
Saint Name: Windows Cursor and Icon handling vulnerability

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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Snort ID: 3079
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Microsoft ANI file parsing overflow
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Suricata ID: 2103079
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-017
Researcher: Flashsky
Organization: X-Focus
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1049 (🔍)
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X-Force: 18668 - Microsoft Windows LoadImage API buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1012684
SecurityFocus: 12095 - Microsoft Windows LoadImage API Function Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13645 - Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33629 - Microsoft IE Animated Cursor (.ani) Handling Arbitrary Command Execution

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/10/2005 10:44
Updated: 06/30/2019 18:36
Changes: 01/10/2005 10:44 (112), 06/30/2019 18:36 (1)
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