Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Graphics Device Interface memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Graphics Device Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003 Gold, SP1, and SP2; and Vista allows local users to gain privileges via certain "color-related parameters" in crafted images.

The weakness was published 04/04/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1215. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24911 (MS07-017: Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90389 (Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS07-017)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33263) and Tenable (24911). Similar entries are available at 2659, 2990, 35900 and 36004.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 24911
Nessus Name: MS07-017: Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)
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OpenVAS ID: 801720
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)
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03/13/2015 +2896 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: vupen.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1215 (🔍)
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X-Force: 33263
Vulnerability Center: 14768 - [MS07-017] Microsoft Windows GDI Privilege Escalation via Color Related Parameters in Crafted Images, High
SecurityFocus: 23273

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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/14/2021 08:52
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (40), 04/07/2017 16:03 (24), 07/14/2021 08:47 (1), 07/14/2021 08:51 (7), 07/14/2021 08:52 (2)
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