National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-2237

Overview

Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI+, GdiPlus.dll) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ICO file with an InfoHeader containing a Height of zero, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#290961

Name: VU#290961

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290961

External Source: XF

Name: windows-gdi-dos(34743)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34743

External Source: BID

Name: 24346

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24346

External Source: MILW0RM

Name: 4044

Hyperlink:http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4044

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-2083

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/2083

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/GdiPlus.pdf

Hyperlink:http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/GdiPlus.pdf

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1018202

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018202

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20070607 CSIS Advisory: Microsoft GDI+ Integer division by zero flaw handling .ICO files

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/470746/100/0/threaded