MS.Paint.JPEG.Integer.Overflow

Release Date Mar 08, 2011
Severity critical
Impact System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Description This indicates an attack attempt against a buffer-overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Paint. The vulnerability is caused by an error when MS Paint decodes a malformed JPEG file. It may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted JPEG file.
Affected Products Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Recommended Actions Refer to the vendor's web site for the suggested workaround: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms10-005.mspx
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2010-0028
Reference/s http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms10-005.mspx (MS-ID)

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