Intrusion PreventionMS.Word.GDI32.dll.Information.Disclosure
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against an Information Disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Wordpad .
The vulnerability is due to improper validation of a system call when handling a crafted file. A remote attacker can exploit this to disclose memory contents and then bypass ASLR feature on the affected machines via the crafted file.
Affected Products
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 8 for x64-based Systems
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows RT
Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Impact
Information Disclosure: Remote attackers can gain sensitive information from vulnerable systems
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-005
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-07 | 14.628 | Severity:high:medium |
| ID | 41923 |
| Created | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Updated | May 02, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2016-0008 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 7.14% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |