| Alias/es | MS.GDI.WMF.META.DIBBITBLT.Heap.Overflow |
| Last Updated Date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Release Date | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Severity | Critical |
| Impact | System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems. |
| Description | This indicates an attempt to exploit a buffer-overflow vulnerability in
Microsoft Windows GDI.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles
a malicious WMF file with some malformed records. A remote attacker may exploit this to execute arbitrary code. |
| Affected Products | Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems |
| Recommended Actions | Refer to the vendor's web site for the suggested workaround:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-071.mspx |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2249
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| Microsoft Bulletin ID | MS08-071 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-071.mspx |