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GDI Library Could Be Used to Cause DoS
he graphics device interface (GDI) library lacks validity checking, and this oversight could allow a specially crafted Enhanced MetaFile (EMF) to cause a denial of service (DoS) by crashing an affected application.
ITPro Today
March 20, 2005
1 Min Read
Reported March 17,2005, by Hongzhen Zhou
VERSIONS AFFECTED
Windows 2000 platforms |
DESCRIPTION
The graphics deviceinterface (GDI) library lacks validity checking, and this oversightcould allow a specially crafted Enhanced MetaFile (EMF) to cause adenial of service (DoS) by crashing an affected application.
VENDOR RESPONSE
No patch is available yet to correct this problem.
CREDIT
Discovered by Hongzhen Zhou
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