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Microsoft Windows Color Management Module ICC buffer overflow vulnerability

Date Discovered: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Date Published: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
 
 
 
 
Threat Assessment
Overall Risk:  High

High
Impact:  Critical

Critical
Popularity:  Critical

Critical
Simplicity:  Low

Low
Vulnerability Description
Vulnerability ID:  33154 Discovered By:  Shih-hao Weng
Exploitable Locally:  No Exploitable Remotely:  Yes
Impact:  Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code.

Root Cause:  Software Vulnerability
 


Microsoft Windows contains a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking by the Microsoft Color Management Module when performing ICC profile format tag validation. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by creating a carefully crafted image and enticing a victim into viewing it.
 

 

 



 

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