CVE-2008-1087 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 56.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow 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 image file with crafted filename parameters, aka "GDI Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 56.6% — 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 vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
| microsoft | windows-nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI (EMR_COLORMATCHTOTARGETW) (MS08-021) | 2008-10-02 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI Image Parsing Stack Overflow (MS08-021) | 2008-04-14 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29704
- http://www.osvdb.org/44215
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28570
- 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
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6656
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29704
- http://www.osvdb.org/44215
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28570
- 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
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580
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