The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted data, as demonstrated by a large height attribute of an IFRAME element rendered by Safari, aka "GDI Access Violation Vulnerability."
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/148454992989261824 | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-008 | vendor advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71873 | vdb entry |
| http://osvdb.org/77908 | vdb entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14603 | vdb entry signature |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47237 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18275 | exploit |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026450 | vdb entry |