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$ cve CVE-2008-1083 JSON

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

CVSS8.1 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS57.1% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2008-04-08
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (5)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 2000
microsoftwindows 2003 server
microsoftwindows server 2008
microsoftwindows vista
microsoftwindows xp

Public exploits

References

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