Microsoft GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-3015,MS08-052
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP image file with a malformed BitMapInfoHeader that triggers a buffer overflow, aka "GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002757
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002757 - Microsoft Windows GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft digital_image_suite 2006
- microsoft forefront_client_security 1.0
- microsoft office 2003
- microsoft office 2007
- microsoft office xp
- microsoft office_powerpoint_viewer 2003
- microsoft report_viewer 2005
- microsoft report_viewer 2008
- microsoft sql_server 2005
- microsoft sql_server_reporting_services 2000
- microsoft visio 2002
- microsoft works 8.0
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