PT-2007-1168 · Microsoft · Directx Sdk

Published 2007-07-18 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-4183

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft DirectX SDK versions prior to the fixed version

Description: A heap-based buffer overflow issue allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Targa file with run-length-encoding (RLE) compression that produces more data than expected when decoding. This issue affects Microsoft DirectX SDK, including 9.0c End User Runtimes.

Recommendations: For versions prior to the fixed version, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of Targa files with RLE compression to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4183

Affected Products

Directx Sdk

References · 9

• http://secunia.com/advisories/26131 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4183 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35492 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=562 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018420 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/474058/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=52 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/24963 · Note