Description
gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2008, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed GIF image file containing many extension markers for graphic control extensions and subsequent unknown labels, aka "GDI+ GIF Parsing Vulnerability."
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows - GDI+ (PoC) (MS08-052) (2) EDB-6716 · dos · Oct 9, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 32154 third-party-advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/windows-gdi-gif-memory-corruption.html
- HPSBST02372 vendor-advisory
- MS08-052 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-2696 vdb-entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056/
- 1020836 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5986 vdb-entry signature
- 20080909 ZDI-08-056: Microsoft Windows GDI+ GIF Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability mailing-list
- 31020 vdb-entry
- TA08-253A third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2520 vdb-entry