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CVE-2008-1087in critical feed2 exploits

Stack-based buffer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, and Server 2008 allows remote att…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
56.6%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

56.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-6656 Microsoft Windows - GDI (EMR_COLORMATCHTOTARGETW) (MS08-021) · remote · 2008-10-02
  • EDB-5442 Microsoft Windows - GDI Image Parsing Stack Overflow (MS08-021) · local · 2008-04-14

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • osvdb.org /44215 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1145/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28570 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/6656 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/5442 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1019798 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29704 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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