Microsoft Office 2003/2007/Xp gdiplus.dll numeric error

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/Xp (Office Suite Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library gdiplus.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP image file with a malformed BitMapInfoHeader that triggers a buffer overflow, aka "GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 09/09/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2008 with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3015 since 07/07/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34120 (MS08-052: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593)), 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 90454 (Microsoft Windows GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-052)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6375.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44727), Tenable (34120) and Exploit-DB (6619). The entries 3822, 3819, 3818 and 3821 are pretty similar.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 34120
Nessus Name: MS08-052: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593)
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OpenVAS ID: 801725
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Products GDI Plus Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (954593)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3015 (🔍)
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X-Force: 44727
SecurityTracker: 1020838
Vulnerability Center: 19427 - [MS08-052] Microsoft Windows GDI+ BMP Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Code, Critical
SecurityFocus: 31022 - Microsoft GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32154 - WinZip GDI+ Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 47969 - MS08-052 - Microsoft GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2520

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 17:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (93), 08/16/2019 17:14 (9)
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