Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an error in the rendering of Windows Metafile (WMF) images containing specially crafted SetAbortProc "Escape" records, which could be exploited by attackers to remotely take complete control of an affected system by convincing a user to view a malicious WMF file via "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer" (shimgvw.dll), or visit a specially crafted Web page that is designed to automatically exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer [...]

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

Credits

Vulnerability reported in the wild by noemailpls

ChangeLog

2005-12-28 : Initial release
2005-12-28 : Updated Description and Solution
2005-12-28 : Updated Affected Products (Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows 98/Me)
2005-12-28 : Updated References (Microsoft KB912840)
2005-12-31 : Additional Exploit
2005-01-05 : Patches available
2006-01-15 : Additional Exploit

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