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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0165

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 and Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate record types in EMF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 25.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 and Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate record types in EMF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka "GDI+ Record Type Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
25.20% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/office · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%15%30%26 October 2026: 25.20%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 25.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.