Microsoft Windows GDI+ numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GDI+. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0041. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component GDI+. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, and Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image, aka "GDI+ Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 04/12/2011 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN as MS11-029 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0041 since 12/10/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Abysssec and been published 4 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 53386 (MS11-029: Vulnerability in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489979)), 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 90702 (Microsoft Windows GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-029)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-029 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 immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11052.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66428), Exploit-DB (17544), Tenable (53386), SecurityFocus (BID 47250†) and Secunia (SA44155†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4339, VDB-4338, VDB-4337 and VDB-4331. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Abysssec
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Nessus ID: 53386
Nessus Name: MS11-029: Vulnerability in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489979)
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OpenVAS ID: 902365
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(SMB/login
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-029
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12/10/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-029
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4335

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X-Force: 66428
SecurityFocus: 47250
Secunia: 44155 - Microsoft Windows/Office GDI+ Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 31076 - [MS11-029] Microsoft Windows and Office XP Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 04/18/2011 02:00
Updated: 01/19/2025 23:21
Changes: 04/18/2011 02:00 (85), 03/21/2017 11:01 (13), 03/19/2021 09:10 (3), 01/19/2025 23:21 (17)
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