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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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, Vista, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EMF or WMF image file with a…

HIGH 8.1EPSS 57.1%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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."

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
57.10% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-190
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.