HTTP: Microsoft Windows GDI WMF Handling Heap Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Windows GDI WMF. A successful attack can lead to a stack-based overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the affected application.

Extended Description

Integer overflow in the PolyPolygon function in Graphics Rendering Engine on Microsoft Windows 98 and Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Windows Metafile (WMF) or EMF image with a sum of entries in the vertext counts array and number of polygons that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected Products

Microsoft windows_98

References

BugTraq: 18322

CVE: CVE-2006-2376

Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:MS-GDI-WMF-OF
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2006-2376 GDI Handling Heap Microsoft Overflow WMF Windows bid:18322
Release Date
09/18/2014
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Microsoft

CVSS Score

7.5

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