On 27 Sep 2004 17:46:24 -0000, albatross@xxxxxx <albatross@xxxxxx> wrote: > In-Reply-To: <B7C2C6BA798F3C4DBDD78BEDC1F8AD5705D7D30D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > The machine is a Windows XP SP1 completly patched with Office 2000 SP 3 completly patched. > > I don't have any kind of imaging programs installed (Photoshop, Picture It, etc) > > The output from the SANS tool is: > > Scanning... > > C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\sxs.dll > > Version: 5.1.2600.0 <-- Vulnerable version > > C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB839645$\sxs.dll > > Version: 5.1.2600.1106 <-- Vulnerable version > > C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\sxs.dll > > Version: 5.1.2600.1106 <-- Vulnerable version > > C:\WINDOWS\system32\sxs.dll > > Version: 5.1.2600.1515 > > C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.GdiPlus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.0.0.0_x-ww_8d353f13\GdiPlus.dll > > Version: 5.1.3097.0 <-- Vulnerable version > > C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.GdiPlus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.0.10.0_x-ww_712befd8\GdiPlus.dll > > Version: 5.1.3101.0 <-- Vulnerable version > > C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.GdiPlus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.0.2600.1360_x-ww_24a2ed47\GdiPlus.dll > > Version: 5.1.3102.1360 > > Scan Complete. > > Does anybody know what the content of the WinSxS directory under the windows installation path is? > > albatross > > > > > >How did you test this (and on what platform), and why do you propose > > >that the SANS tool is delivering more accurate results than the GDI tool > > >delivered by Microsoft? > > > > > >I tested the SANS tool against a properly patched XP system on Friday > > >and found it to false positive on many of the locations it said it > > >wouldn't test on. Additionally, I found it to alert on MS09.dll, on an > > >XP system. Our understanding from Microsoft is that MS09.DLL only needs > > >to be updated to be fully compatible with an updated GDIPLUS.DLL in the > > >system directory, it is not directly vulnerable. > > > > > >So, it would be good to know what you found. > > > > > >Best, > > > > > >Gaby > > > > > >From an earlier discussion on Bugtraq: http://lists.sans.org/pipermail/list/2004-September/062106.html >From the page: "from what I understand the WinSxS folder is a housing area for shared .dll's to eliminate dll hell." Here's a couple more links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sbscs/setup/assembly_searching_sequence.asp http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=WinSxS&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images -- AH-TAH-HA-NE DI BAH-HAS-TKIH HANE-AL-NEH
