Microsoft Windows Color Management memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Color Management. 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. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the InternalOpenColorProfile function in mscms.dll in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System (MSCMS) in the Image Color Management (ICM) component on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file.

The bug was discovered 08/12/2008. The weakness was released 08/14/2008 by Jun Mao with iDefense as MS08-046 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2245 since 05/16/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Ac!dDrop and been published 3 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. 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 33875 (MS08-046: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (952954)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-046 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6287.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44085), Exploit-DB (6732), Tenable (33875), SecurityFocus (BID 30594†) and OSVDB (47395†).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Ac!dDrop
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Nessus ID: 33875
Nessus Name: MS08-046: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (952954)
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OpenVAS ID: 800023
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System Code Execution Vulnerability (952954)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS08-046
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-046
Researcher: Jun Mao
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2245 (🔍)
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X-Force: 44085
SecurityFocus: 30594 - Microsoft Windows Image Color Management Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 31385 - Microsoft Windows Color Management System Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 47395 - Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System (MSCMS) mscms.dll InternalOpenColorProfile Function ICM Image File Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1020675
Vulnerability Center: 19150 - [MS08-046] Microsoft Office ICM Vulnerability Allows Code Execution or DoS via a Crafted Image File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2350

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2008 05:22 PM
Updated: 01/05/2025 07:41 PM
Changes: 08/19/2008 05:22 PM (113), 09/05/2019 01:37 PM (2), 11/07/2024 07:44 AM (16), 01/05/2025 07:41 PM (1)
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