Microsoft Windows XP Graphics Device Interface gdiplus.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows XP. Affected is an unknown function in the library gdiplus.dll of the component Graphics Device Interface. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2237. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality in the library gdiplus.dll of the component Graphics Device Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI+, GdiPlus.dll) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ICO file with an InfoHeader containing a Height of zero, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.

The weakness was disclosed 06/06/2007 by Dennis Rand as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2237 since 04/25/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34743), Exploit-DB (4044), SecurityFocus (BID 24346†), OSVDB (38494†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018202†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Dennis Rand
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37157
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X-Force: 34743
SecurityFocus: 24346 - Microsoft Windows GDI+ ICO File Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38494 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI+, GdiPlus.dll) ICO Handling DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018202
Vulnerability Center: 15408 - Microsoft Windows XP GDI Allows User-Assisted Attacker to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2083

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 01/13/2025 01:20
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (57), 09/18/2018 08:19 (19), 09/20/2024 16:11 (17), 01/13/2025 01:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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