National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2008-3013)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3013

Original release date:09/11/2008

Last revised:03/04/2009

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:9.3 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-253A

Name: TA08-253A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056/

Hyperlink:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056/

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056

Hyperlink:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020836

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020836