Vulnerability Name:

CCN-17457

Published:2004-09-16
Updated:2004-09-16
Summary:Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in Explorer.exe. By creating a malicious Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image file, a remote attacker could consume system resources, once the malicious file is processed by Explorer.exe.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Corporation Web site
Microsoft Corporation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-11202
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer.EXE TIFF Image Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
winxp-explorer-tiff-dos(17457)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows xp
    microsoft windows xp - sp1