CVE-2017-0038

Summary

CVECVE-2017-0038
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-20 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-01 01:29:00 UTC
Descriptiongdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1511 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1511 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
{{windowTitle}} CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com
0patch Blog: 0patching a 0-day: Windows gdi32.dll memory disclosure (CVE-2017-0038) MISC 0patch.blogspot.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Windows - 'gdi32.dll' EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE Heap Out-of-Bounds Reads / Memory Disclosure - Windows dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Microsoft Windows CVE-2017-0038 Incomplete Fix Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
GitHub - k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS MISC github.com
992 - Windows gdi32.dll heap-based out-of-bounds reads / memory disclosure in EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE and possibly other records - project-zero - Monorail MISC bugs.chromium.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Microsoft GDI32.DLL EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE Boundary Error Lets Local Users View Portions of System Memory on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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