Microsoft Windows GDI32.DLL WMF Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19365
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2006-4071
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 06 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 27 2007 02:28AM
Credit:	cyanid-E is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 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 XP Gold 0 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 SP1 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows XP 0 Microsoft Windows Server Update Services Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Beta 1 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 Beta 1 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 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Beta 1 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 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Explorer 0
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows GDI32.DLL WMF Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is reportedly prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the software fails to handle Malicious WMF file.

Exploiting this issue may cause Windows to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Microsoft Windows GDI32.DLL WMF Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit code demonstrates this issue:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/MicrosoftWindowsExplorerWMFDOSAugust062006.pl

Microsoft Windows GDI32.DLL WMF Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Microsoft Windows GDI32.DLL WMF Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Vendor Home Page (Microsoft)
  
• 0-day XP SP2 wmf exploit (cyanid-E)