CVE-2017-0038
gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.2%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 82.23% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 February 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 71.9% on 21 September 2026 to 82.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.htmlIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.htmlIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.