Microsoft Windows EMF File GDI32.DLL Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function in the library GDI32.DLL of the component EMF File Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure (Memory). The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0038. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block in the library GDI32.DLL of the component EMF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Memory). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2017. The weakness was shared 02/14/2017 by Mateusz Jurczyk as Issue 992 / MSRC-36050 Issue 992 as confirmed bug report (Bug Tracker). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.chromium.org. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0038 since 09/09/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Mateusz Jurczyk in EMF File and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at bugs.chromium.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 90 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97794 (MS17-013: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (4013075)), 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 91331 (Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS17-013)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41363), Tenable (97794), SecurityFocus (BID 96023†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037845†). The entries VDB-98059, VDB-98060, VDB-98061 and VDB-98062 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Mateusz Jurczyk
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Nessus ID: 97794
Nessus Name: MS17-013: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (4013075)
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OpenVAS ID: 804587
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Graphics Component gdi32.dll Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: Issue 992 / MSRC-36050 Issue 992
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97039

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SecurityFocus: 96023 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2017-0038 Incomplete Fix Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0038 - Microsoft - Windows GDI - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037845

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

Created: 02/16/2017 15:34
Updated: 12/25/2025 22:15
Changes: 02/16/2017 15:34 (96), 09/02/2020 10:55 (8), 12/25/2025 22:15 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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