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CVE-2015-1645

Microsoft Windows GDI "MRSETDIBITSTODEVICE ::bPlay()" EMF Parsing Memory Corruption

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image, aka "EMF Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 y R2 SP1, y Windows 7 SP1 permiten a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una imagen Enhanced Metafile (EMF) manipulada, también conocido como 'vulnerabilidad de la ejecución de código remotos en el procesamiento de EMF.'

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "MRSETDIBITSTODEVICE::bPlay()" function (GDI32.dll) and can be exploited to cause a memory corruption via an EMF file with a specially crafted EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-02-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-04-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Windows 7
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*sp1, x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 7
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*sp1, x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2003
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*sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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*sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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r2
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sp1
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Vista
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*sp2
Affected