5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-0038
Microsoft Windows GDI EMF Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 1, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-0038 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-0038 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_7
3 Microsoft windows_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
5 Microsoft windows_server_2008
6 Microsoft windows_server_2012
7 Microsoft windows_server_2016
8 Microsoft windows_vista
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-0038.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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pravinsrc/NOTES-windows-kernel-links

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Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 16, 2021, 3:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 27 different CVEs too.
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0xT11/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 month ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.
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Ondrik8/exploit

None

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
110 stars 31 fork 31 watcher
Born at : Dec. 22, 2019, 11:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 33 different CVEs too.
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CrackerCat/Kernel-Security-Development

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Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 21, 2019, 6:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.
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liuhe3647/Windows

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Updated: 5 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 29, 2018, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.
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pr0code/https-github.com-ExpLife0011-awesome-windows-kernel-security-development

None

Updated: 6 months ago
30 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : Sept. 24, 2018, 9:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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ExpLife0011/awesome-windows-kernel-security-development

windows kernel security development

rootkit bootkit antirootkit antivirus shellcode driver framework

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
1936 stars 492 fork 492 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2018, 2:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 27 different CVEs too.
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howknows/awesome-windows-security-development

awesome-windows-security-development

Updated: 1 month ago
170 stars 91 fork 91 watcher
Born at : March 15, 2018, 9:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.
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k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS

None

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Updated: 5 years ago
6 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2017, 1:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-0038 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-0038 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220. gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220.
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html No Types Assigned https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-0038 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-0038 weaknesses.

CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-116: Excavation Excavation CAPEC-169: Footprinting Footprinting CAPEC-224: Fingerprinting Fingerprinting CAPEC-285: ICMP Echo Request Ping ICMP Echo Request Ping CAPEC-287: TCP SYN Scan TCP SYN Scan CAPEC-290: Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records CAPEC-291: DNS Zone Transfers DNS Zone Transfers CAPEC-292: Host Discovery Host Discovery CAPEC-293: Traceroute Route Enumeration Traceroute Route Enumeration CAPEC-294: ICMP Address Mask Request ICMP Address Mask Request CAPEC-295: Timestamp Request Timestamp Request CAPEC-296: ICMP Information Request ICMP Information Request CAPEC-297: TCP ACK Ping TCP ACK Ping CAPEC-298: UDP Ping UDP Ping CAPEC-299: TCP SYN Ping TCP SYN Ping CAPEC-300: Port Scanning Port Scanning CAPEC-301: TCP Connect Scan TCP Connect Scan CAPEC-302: TCP FIN Scan TCP FIN Scan CAPEC-303: TCP Xmas Scan TCP Xmas Scan CAPEC-304: TCP Null Scan TCP Null Scan CAPEC-305: TCP ACK Scan TCP ACK Scan CAPEC-306: TCP Window Scan TCP Window Scan CAPEC-307: TCP RPC Scan TCP RPC Scan CAPEC-308: UDP Scan UDP Scan CAPEC-309: Network Topology Mapping Network Topology Mapping CAPEC-310: Scanning for Vulnerable Software Scanning for Vulnerable Software CAPEC-312: Active OS Fingerprinting Active OS Fingerprinting CAPEC-313: Passive OS Fingerprinting Passive OS Fingerprinting CAPEC-317: IP ID Sequencing Probe IP ID Sequencing Probe CAPEC-318: IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe CAPEC-319: IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe CAPEC-320: TCP Timestamp Probe TCP Timestamp Probe CAPEC-321: TCP Sequence Number Probe TCP Sequence Number Probe CAPEC-322: TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe CAPEC-323: TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe CAPEC-324: TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe CAPEC-325: TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe CAPEC-326: TCP Initial Window Size Probe TCP Initial Window Size Probe CAPEC-327: TCP Options Probe TCP Options Probe CAPEC-328: TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe CAPEC-329: ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe CAPEC-330: ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe CAPEC-472: Browser Fingerprinting Browser Fingerprinting CAPEC-497: File Discovery File Discovery CAPEC-508: Shoulder Surfing Shoulder Surfing CAPEC-573: Process Footprinting Process Footprinting CAPEC-574: Services Footprinting Services Footprinting CAPEC-575: Account Footprinting Account Footprinting CAPEC-576: Group Permission Footprinting Group Permission Footprinting CAPEC-577: Owner Footprinting Owner Footprinting CAPEC-616: Establish Rogue Location Establish Rogue Location CAPEC-643: Identify Shared Files/Directories on System Identify Shared Files/Directories on System CAPEC-646: Peripheral Footprinting Peripheral Footprinting CAPEC-651: Eavesdropping Eavesdropping
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.10 }} -0.00%

score

0.99823

percentile

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