Vulnerability Note VU#266926

Overview

A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) is a web browser. An integer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the way that Internet Explorer processes bitmap image files. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system by introducing a specially crafted bitmap file.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system by introducing a specially crafted bitmap file. This malicious bitmap image may be introduced to the system via a malicious web page, HTML email, or an email attachment.

Solution

Apply Patch Apply a patch as described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025.

Systems Affected (Learn More)

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Affected	16 Feb 2004	30 Jul 2004

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CVSS Metrics (Learn More)

Group	Score	Vector
Base	N/A	N/A
Temporal	N/A	N/A
Environmental	N/A	N/A

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-212A.html
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-025.mspx
• http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Feb/1009067.html
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/15210
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9663

Credit

Thanks to gta@hush.com for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Chad R Dougherty.

Other Information

• CVE IDs: CAN-2004-0566
• Date Public: 15 Feb 2004
• Date First Published: 30 Jul 2004
• Date Last Updated: 30 Jul 2004
• Severity Metric: 56.11
• Document Revision: 9