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Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Driver 'CreateDIBPalette()' BOF Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Windows
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is prone to buffer ovreflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the 'CreateDIBPalette()' function within the kernel-mode device driver 'Win32k.sys', when using the 'biClrUsed' member value of a 'BITMAPINFOHEADER' structure as a counter while retrieving Bitmap data from the clipboard.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows XP SP3 and prior. Microsoft Windows Vista SP 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP 2 and prior.
Solution
Solution
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