Microsoft Windows XP EMF File shimgvw.dll integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows XP. This affects an unknown part in the library shimgvw.dll of the component EMF File Handler. Such manipulation leads to integer coercion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0906. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Disabling the affected component is advisable.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block in the library shimgvw.dll of the component EMF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the rendering for (1) Windows Metafile (WMF) or (2) Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image formats in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000 SP2 through SP4, and XP SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed WMF or EMF image.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2004. The weakness was published 02/20/2004 by Jellytop as MS04-011 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0906 since 11/04/2003. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 111 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12205 (MS04-011: Microsoft Hotfix (credentialed check) (835732)), 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 90108 (Multiple Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities (MS04-011)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2435.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15818), Tenable (12205), SecurityFocus (BID 9707†), OSVDB (5252†) and Secunia (SA11064†). heise.de is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-599, VDB-600, VDB-603 and VDB-601. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 12205
Nessus Name: MS04-011: Microsoft Hotfix (credentialed check) (835732)
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OpenVAS ID: 101011
OpenVAS Name: MS04-011 security check
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Snort ID: 2435
Snort Message: FILE-IDENTIFY Microsoft emf file download request
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11/04/2003 +3 days 🔍
02/20/2004 +108 days 🔍
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02/23/2004 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-011⛔
Researcher: Jellytop
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-530

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X-Force: 15818 - Microsoft Windows MS04-011 patch is not installed, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 9707 - Microsoft Windows XP explorer.exe Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11064 - Microsoft Windows 14 Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 5252 - Microsoft Windows Metafile Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1009756
Vulnerability Center: 4125

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

Created: 02/24/2004 17:41
Updated: 01/02/2025 11:24
Changes: 02/24/2004 17:41 (104), 06/27/2019 18:36 (2), 06/26/2024 20:46 (18), 01/02/2025 11:24 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:729:103

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