HTTP: Microsoft Paint Memory Corruption Denial Of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Microsoft Paint. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
Microsoft Paint is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a memory-corruption issue. An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code execution may be possible; however, this has not been confirmed.
Affected Products
Microsoft windows_xp_professional
References
BugTraq: 43322
Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:MS-PAINT-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Corruption Denial Memory Microsoft Of Paint Service bid:43322
Release Date
03/20/2014
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
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft