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CVE-2008-1083
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPatternBrushPt function in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2,…
High8.1EPSS 57.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPatternBrushPt function in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EMF or WMF image file with a malformed header that triggers an integer overflow, aka "GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 57.0% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (20)
- 30933 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA08-099A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 44213 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- SSRT080048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1145 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 948590 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBx_transferred
- 20080408 ZDI-08-020: Microsoft GDI WMF Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20080408 Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Integer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- MS08-021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 44214 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#632963 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20080408 ZDI-08-020: Microsoft GDI WMF Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5442 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 6330 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- win-emf-wmf-header-bo(41471) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1019798 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5441 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 28571 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 29704 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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