Advisory Details

August 12th, 2008

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine PICT Heap Corruption Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2008-3021
CVSS SCORE
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	File Format Vulnerability
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['4665']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists in the handling of PICT images in an office document. Due to improper parsing of the bits_per_pixel field in a PICT image a heap overflow can occur. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a system compromise running under the credentials of the currently logged in user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-044.mspx
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2006-09-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2008-08-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Damian Put

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