MS07-046: Vulnerability in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938829)

high Nessus Plugin ID 25884

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host by sending a malformed file to a victim.

Description

The remote host contains a version of Microsoft Windows that has several vulnerabilities in the Graphic Rendering Engine and in the way Windows handles Metafiles.

An attacker may exploit these flaws to execute arbitrary code on the remote host. To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted image to a user on the remote host, or lure him into visiting a rogue website containing such a file.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2007/ms07-046

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25884

File Name: smb_nt_ms07-046.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/14/2007

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3034

BID: 25302

CWE: 189

CERT: 640136

MSFT: MS07-046

MSKB: 938829