Description
Unspecified kernel GDI functions in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; XP SP2; and Server 2003 Gold, SP1, and SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly persistent restart) via a crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) image that causes an invalid dereference of an offset in a kernel structure, a related issue to CVE-2005-4560.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 3
- Microsoft Windows - '.ani' GDI Remote Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) EDB-3804 · remote · Apr 26, 2007 · verified
- Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (2) EDB-3755 · local · Apr 17, 2007 · verified
- Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (1) EDB-3688 · local · Apr 8, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2007-1215 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1571 vdb-entry signature
- 1017843 vdb-entry
- 23275 vdb-entry
- HPSBST02206 vendor-advisory
- win-wmf-dos(33258) vdb-entry
- 20070403 Microsoft Windows WMF Triggerable Kernel Design Error DoS Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- MS07-017 vendor-advisory