Microsoft Windows '.ani' file DoS Vulnerability (Mar 2010)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902033");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-03-30 16:15:33 +0200 (Tue, 30 Mar 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1098");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows '.ani' file DoS Vulnerability (Mar 2010)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/56756");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38579");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://code.google.com/p/skylined/issues/detail?id=3");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://skypher.com/index.php/2010/03/08/ani-file-bitmapinfoheader-biclrused-bounds-check-missing/");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");

  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploits will cause application to crash or become
unresponsive, denying service to legitimate users.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier

  - Microsoft Windows XP SP3 and earlier

  - Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 and earlier");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to improper bounds checking when processing
'.ani' files which can be exploited via crafted '.ani' file to cause the system
to consume an overly large amount of memory and become unresponsive.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The host has ANI parser in Microsoft Windows and is prone to
denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5, xp:4, win2003:3) == 0){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}