HIGH
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."
Published Apr 8, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 56.60%
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."
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
56.60% 0.56603
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.56603
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 56.60% (0.56603) | 99.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 56.60% (0.56603) | 98.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 75.08% (0.75075) | 98.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 66.58% (0.66577) | 98.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 71.41% (0.71412) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 75.08% (0.75075) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 69.63% (0.69631) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 75.08% (0.75075) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 71.41% (0.71412) | 98.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 48.02% (0.48022) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 53.65% (0.53652) | 97.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 48.12% (0.48116) | 97.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.36% (0.61363) | 97.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 48.59% (0.48595) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.91% (0.49912) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 78.70% (0.78700) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 82.70% (0.82705) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 75.03% (0.75030) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 79.66% (0.79663) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 68.79% (0.68790) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 71.56% (0.71560) | 97.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 71.33% (0.71330) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 65.16% (0.65161) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 59.41% (0.59412) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 52.20% (0.52199) | 96.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 45.68% (0.45684) | 96.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29704 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/44215 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28570 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6656 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Apr 8, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 28, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1087
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a