Microsoft Color Management Module Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020675
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020675
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2245
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 12 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Microsoft Security Bulletin
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Version(s): 2000 SP4, XP SP2, 2003 SP2; and prior service packs
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Color Management Module. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
The Microsoft Color Management System (MSCMS) module of the Microsoft Image Color Management (ICM) system does not properly allocate
memory. A remote user can create a specially crafted image file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a heap overflow
and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Jun Mao of VeriSign
iDefense Labs reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can create an image file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=db455d17-435f-46d7-b2dd-5b
abb5a1eeb3
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d313f42c-f43f-48ea-82ef-3bc33077c7fa
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3150c6b8-f50b-4b8
4-a7ce-c8daf77c080c
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=828d8fdc-853
4-4621-85a5-08aec255496f
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyi
d=0a13776f-d543-41df-b904-d51e368c81cc
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2
for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9566493f-4260-4072-947a-527887d2cd63
A
restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-046.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-046.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:51:40 -0400
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-046.mspx
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-046 – Critical: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Image Color Manag
ement System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (952954)
CVE-2008-2245
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