Microsoft Visual C++ Resource File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22170
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 22 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 25 2007 04:25PM
Credit:	porkythepig is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 SP6 Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Visual C++ Resource File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft Visual C++ is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial of service.

Microsoft Visual C++ Resource File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available.

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/22170.c

Microsoft Visual C++ Resource File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Microsoft Visual C++ Resource File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Visual C++ (.RC) resource files buffer overflow vulnerability ([email protected])
  
• Microsoft Visual Studio Homepage (Microsoft)