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MS08-071: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956802)
high Nessus Plugin ID 35070
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Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the Microsoft GDI rendering engine.Description
The remote host is running a version of Windows that is affected by multiple buffer oveflow vulnerabilities when viewing WMF files, that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a malformed WMF file to a user on the remote host and wait for him to open it using an affected Microsoft application.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2008/ms08-071
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35070
File Name: smb_nt_ms08-071.nasl
Version: 1.31
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 12/10/2008
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
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 Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-2249, CVE-2008-3465