Windows GDI EMF filename buffer overflow

Added: 04/09/2008
CVE: CVE-2008-1087
BID: 28570
OSVDB: 44215

Background

The Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) interacts with graphics device drivers on behalf of applications.

Problem

A buffer overflow in Windows GDI allows command execution when a user opens a specially crafted EMF file containing a specially crafted filename parameter.

Resolution

Apply the security update referenced in Microsoft Security Bulletin 08-021.

References

<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-021.mspx&gt;

Limitations

Exploit works on Windows 2000 and requires a user to load the exploit page in Internet Explorer 6.

Platforms

Windows 2000