CVE-2008-3013 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 52.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2008, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed GIF image file containing many extension markers for graphic control extensions and subsequent unknown labels, aka "GDI+ GIF Parsing Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 52.07% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (13)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | digital image suite |
| microsoft | forefront client security |
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | powerpoint viewer |
| microsoft | report viewer |
| microsoft | sql server |
| microsoft | sql server reporting services |
| microsoft | visio |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
| microsoft | works |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI+ (PoC) (MS08-052) (2) | 2008-10-09 |
References
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/windows-gdi-gif-memory-corruption.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496154/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31020
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020836
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2520
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2696
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-052
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5986
- http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/windows-gdi-gif-memory-corruption.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496154/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31020
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020836
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html
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