CVE-2008-1083 EXPLOIT
8.1
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 57.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.1 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 57.1% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI (EMR_COLORMATCHTOTARGETW) (MS08-021) | 2008-10-02 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI (CreateDIBPatternBrushPt) Heap Overflow (PoC) | 2008-08-29 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI Image Parsing Stack Overflow (MS08-021) | 2008-04-14 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0168.html
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=681
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29704
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948590
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963
- http://www.osvdb.org/44213
- http://www.osvdb.org/44214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490584/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28571
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30933
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/references
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5441
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6330
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