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Vulnerability Note VU#312956Microsoft WMF memory corruption vulnerabilityOverviewMicrosoft applications fail to properly handle Windows Metafile (WMF) images potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.I. DescriptionThe Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine supports a number of image formats including WMF images. Windows WMF processing routines do not properly handle WMF images. This may allow a remote attacker to manipulate memory management routines resulting in a buffer overflow. Note that WMF processing is used in many Windows programs including Internet Explorer and Outlook.For more information, including a list of affected versions of Internet Explorer, please see Microsoft Security Advisory 913333 and Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-004.
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This issue was reported in Microsoft Security Advisory 913333. This document was written by Jeff Gennari.
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