Microsoft Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1083. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPatternBrushPt function in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EMF or WMF image file with a malformed header that triggers an integer overflow, aka "GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/17/2008. The weakness was presented 04/08/2008 by Sebastian Apelt (iDefense) with Microsoft as MS08-021 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1083 since 02/28/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Ac!dDrop and been published 6 months after the advisory. 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 $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31794 (MS08-021: Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (948590)), 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 90434 (Microsoft Windows GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS08-021)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-021 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 19 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9194.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41471), Exploit-DB (6330), Tenable (31794), SecurityFocus (BID 28571†) and OSVDB (44213†). See VDB-3672 and VDB-41879 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 31794
Nessus Name: MS08-021: Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (948590)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS08-021
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-021
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt (iDefense)
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1083 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1083
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3673

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X-Force: 41471 - Microsoft Windows GDI EMF and WMF header buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 28571 - Microsoft Windows GDI 'CreateDIBPatternBrushPt' Function Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29704 - Microsoft Windows GDI Image Parsing Buffer Overflows, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 44213 - Microsoft Windows GDI (gdi32.dll) EMF File Handling Multiple Overflows
SecurityTracker: 1019798
Vulnerability Center: 18137 - [MS08-021] Microsoft Windows GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1145

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

Created: 04/21/2008 12:19
Updated: 01/25/2025 18:45
Changes: 04/21/2008 12:19 (97), 08/08/2019 10:48 (17), 10/15/2024 22:24 (28), 10/21/2024 01:22 (8), 01/25/2025 18:45 (1)
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