Microsoft GDI+ CVE-2012-0165 EMF Image Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

Microsoft GDI+ is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability that occurs when an application using the library tries to process a specially crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts may crash applications that use the library.

Technologies Affected

• Avaya Aura Conferencing 6.0 Standard
• Avaya CallPilot 4.0
• Avaya CallPilot 5.0
• Avaya Communication Server 1000 Telephony Manager 3.0
• Avaya Communication Server 1000 Telephony Manager 4.0
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Client Registration Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Enterprise Edition
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Recording Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Streaming Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Web Conferencing Server
• Avaya Meeting Exchange - Webportal 6.0
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 SP1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0 SP2
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0.0.0.52
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.1 SP1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2 SP1
• Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.2 SP2
• Avaya Messaging Application Server 5
• Avaya Messaging Application Server 5.2
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Office 2003 SP1
• Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
• Microsoft Office 2003 SP3
• Microsoft Office 2007
• Microsoft Office 2007 SP1
• Microsoft Office 2007 SP2
• Microsoft Office 2007 SP3
• Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit edition) SP1
• Microsoft Office 2010 (64-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2010 (64-bit edition) SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Gold
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Itanium
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition X64
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X64-Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X64-Home Premium
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X64-Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X86-Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition Sp1 X86-Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X64-Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X64-Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X86-Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition X86-Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp1 X64
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp2 X64
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1
• Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2

Recommendations

Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To reduce the impact of latent vulnerabilities, always run nonadministrative software as an unprivileged user with minimal access rights.

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This includes but is not limited to requests that include NOP sleds and unexplained incoming and outgoing traffic. This may indicate exploit attempts or activity that results from successful exploits.

Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
Web users should be cautious about following links to sites that are provided by unfamiliar or suspicious sources. Filtering HTML from emails may help remove a possible vector for transmitting malicious links to users.

Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
Since attackers may be able to execute arbitrary code, implement memory-protection schemes (such as nonexecutable stack and heap configurations and randomly mapped memory segments) to reduce the chance of a successful exploit.

The vendor released an advisory and fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.