{"id":"CVE-2017-0038","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-0038","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:20:05.466Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2017-02-20T16:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:56:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["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"],"epss":{"score":0.82226,"percentile":0.99655,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.71916,"percentile":0.99417},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.821,"percentile":0.99639}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-02-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41363,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - 'gdi32.dll' EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE Heap Out-of-Bounds Reads / Memory Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/41363.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/41363.txt","published":"2017-02-15","added":"2017-02-15","updated":"2017-03-06","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["MSRC-36050","CVE-2017-0038"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.821,"from":0.71916,"percentile":0.99639},"summary":"EPSS moved from 71.9% to 82.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0038","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}