{"id":64169,"date":"2025-08-19T13:56:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:56:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:23:23","slug":"cve-2025-50165-untrusted-pointer-dereference-in-microsoft-graphics-component","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50165-untrusted-pointer-dereference-in-microsoft-graphics-component\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-50165: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Graphics Component<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability we are discussing today, identified as CVE-2025-50165, is a serious security flaw that can be found in the Microsoft Graphics Component. This vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. Given its severity, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54419-critical-vulnerability-in-node-saml-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71737\">critical to take this vulnerability<\/a> seriously, as its exploitation can have severe consequences for organizations using affected software, including the potential theft of sensitive data or even complete system takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-50165<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78624\">System compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3767497233\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Graphics Component | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77926\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of an untrusted pointer dereference <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53762-privilege-elevation-vulnerability-in-microsoft-purview\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72923\">vulnerability in the Microsoft<\/a> Graphics Component. An attacker can manipulate this weakness by sending specially crafted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6573-critical-kernel-software-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80172\">data to the affected software<\/a>. This malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24777-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-awethemes-hillter\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73014\">data causes the software to dereference an untrusted<\/a> pointer, which in turn allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-957335691\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While the exact exploit code would be highly specific to the attacker&#8217;s intentions and the specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-43110-critical-unauthenticated-remote-system-configuration-vulnerability-in-voltronic-power-viewpower-powershield-netguard\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83168\">configuration of the target system<\/a>, a conceptual pseudo-code example might look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;windows.h&gt;\nvoid exploit() {\n\/\/ Create malicious data\nchar* malicious_data = create_malicious_data();\n\/\/ Send malicious data to Microsoft Graphics Component\nsend_data_to_graphics_component(malicious_data);\n}\nvoid send_data_to_graphics_component(char* data) {\n\/\/ Function that interacts with the vulnerable Graphics Component\n\/\/ and causes it to dereference our untrusted pointer\nGRAPHICS_COMPONENT* gc = get_graphics_component();\ngc-&gt;process_data(data);\n}\nchar* create_malicious_data() {\n\/\/ Function that creates data which when processed by the Graphics Component\n\/\/ will cause it to dereference an untrusted pointer\nreturn &quot;...&quot;;\n}\nint main() {\nexploit();\nreturn 0;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this is a simplified and hypothetical example and should not be used as a template for an actual exploit. It&#8217;s meant only to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49526-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75307\">illustrate the high-level concept of how the vulnerability<\/a> could be exploited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27046-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-threatening-system-integrity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75106\">system from this vulnerability<\/a>, it is highly recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. If an immediate patch application is not possible, consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these should not be seen as long-term solutions, as they may not fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43728-protection-mechanism-failure-vulnerability-in-dell-thinos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90289\">protect against the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability we are discussing today, identified as CVE-2025-50165, is a serious security flaw that can be found in the Microsoft Graphics Component. This vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. Given its severity, it is critical to take this vulnerability seriously, as its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[82],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-64169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-microsoft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64169"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83229,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64169\/revisions\/83229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64169"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64169"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64169"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64169"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64169"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64169"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}