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WinZip GDI+ Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA32154
Release Date: 2008-10-09
Popularity: 1,944 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Software:WinZip 11.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-5348
CVE-2008-3012
CVE-2008-3013
CVE-2008-3014
CVE-2008-3015


Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in WinZip, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to the inclusion of a vulnerable Microsoft "gdiplus.dll" library.

For more information:
SA31675

Successful exploitation requires that a user is tricked into opening a malicious ZIP archive when the view mode is set to "Explorer Style/Thumbnails" or when using the internal image viewer in WinZip Pro.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 11.0, 11.1, and 11.2 when installed on Windows 2000.

Solution:
Update to version 11.2 SR-1.
http://download.winzip.com/nrb/winzip112.exe

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Original Advisory:
Winzip:
http://www.winzip.com/wz112sr1.htm

Other References:
SA31675:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31675/


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