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Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956802)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-071.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to, - an overflow error in GDI when processing headers in Windows Metafile (WMF) files. - an error in the the way the GDI handles file size parameters in WMF files.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/2003/Vista/2008 Server

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)