Microsoft Windows 2000/XP uninitialized memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. Affected by this issue is the function uninitialized. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1213. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function uninitialized. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The TrueType Fonts rasterizer in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted TrueType fonts, which result in an uninitialized function pointer.

The weakness was shared 04/04/2007 by Adobe with Microsoft as MS07-017 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1213 since 03/02/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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)).

Applying the patch MS07-017 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33264), Tenable (24911), SecurityFocus (BID 23276†), SecurityTracker (ID 1017845†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14767†). The entries VDB-1086, VDB-2659, VDB-2990 and VDB-35900 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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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Patch: MS07-017

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-017
Researcher: Adobe
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36004

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X-Force: 33264
SecurityFocus: 23276 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface Font Rasterizer Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1017845 - Windows TrueType Font Rasterizer Lets Local Users Gain System Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 14767 - [MS07-017] Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation via TrueType Fonts Rasterizer, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1215

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/14/2021 08:46
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (68), 04/07/2017 16:03 (18), 07/14/2021 08:46 (3)
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