Microsoft Windows '.ani' File 'tagBITMAPINFOHEADER' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Publish date: February 23, 2011
  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-1098
  Advisory Date: FEB 23, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability when processing '.ani' files. Successful exploits will cause the vulnerable applications that use the affected APIs to crash or become unresponsive, denying service to legitimate users. The ANI parser in Microsoft Windows before 7 on the x86 platform, as used in Internet Explorer and other applications, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted biClrUsed value in the BITMAPINFO header of a .ANI file.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004038
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004038 - Microsoft Windows '.ani' File 'tagBITMAPINFOHEADER' Denial Of Service Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows Vista

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