bugtraq - WMF Exploit

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Date: 28 Dec 2005 22:18:04 -0000
From: davidribyrne@...oo.com
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: WMF Exploit

Another quick observation, again, I apologize if this information has already been posted; I haven’t been able to read all the posts today. The thumbnail view in Windows Explorer will parse the graphics files in a folder, even if the file is never explicitly opened. This is enough to trigger the exploit. Even more frightening is that you don’t have to use the thumbnail view for a thumbnail to be generated. Under some circumstances, just single-clicking on the file will cause it to be parsed.

David Byrne