Microsoft Windows XP JPEG ActiveX Image Control asycpict.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows XP. The affected element is an unknown function in the library asycpict.dll of the component JPEG ActiveX Image Control. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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 asycpict.dll of the component JPEG ActiveX Image Control. 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 weakness was presented 10/18/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at heise.de. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

See VDB-909 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

10/18/2004 🔍
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06/29/2019 +5367 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: heise.de
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-908
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2004 14:01
Updated: 06/29/2019 16:43
Changes: 10/18/2004 14:01 (47), 06/29/2019 16:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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