Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft GDI BITMAPINFOHEADER Integer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected Products

• microsoft windows_2003_server (sp2:itanium)
• microsoft windows_2003_server (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_7 (sp1:x64)
• microsoft windows_7 (sp1:x86)
• microsoft windows_8 - (-:x64)
• microsoft windows_8 - (-:x86)
• microsoft windows_8.1 - (-:~-~-~-~x64~)
• microsoft windows_8.1 - (-:~-~-~-~x86~)
• microsoft windows_rt -
• microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
• microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 (sp1:itanium)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 (sp1:x64)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 (sp2:itanium)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 (sp2:x86)
• microsoft windows_server_2012 -
• microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 (-:~-~datacenter~~~)
• microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 (-:~-~essentials~~~)
• microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 (-:~-~standard~~~)
• microsoft windows_vista (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_xp - (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_xp (sp3)

References

• CVE: CVE-2013-3940