CVE-2008-1083

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows XpWindows Vista

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 57%
SSVC
No known exploit

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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (20)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29704
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948590
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/44213
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/44214

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119CWE-190

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