Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2
Integer overflow 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 an image file with crafted gradient sizes in gradient fill input, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow related to GdiPlus.dll and VGX.DLL, aka "GDI+ VML Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."
- Published
- Sep 10, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 52.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-189
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Report tools
Action score
53
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 16 / 30 · 52.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | digital image suite | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:digital_image_suite |
| microsoft | forefront client security | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_client_security |
| microsoft | internet explorer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer |
| microsoft | office | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office |
| microsoft | office powerpoint viewer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer |
| microsoft | report viewer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer |
| microsoft | server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:server |
| microsoft | sql server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server |
| microsoft | sql server reporting services | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_reporting_services |
| microsoft | visio | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio |
| microsoft | works | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works |
| microsoft | office system | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:office_system |
and 4 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft digital image suite2006
- microsoft forefront client security1.0
- microsoft internet explorer6
- microsoft office2003
- microsoft officexp
- microsoft office powerpoint viewer2003
- microsoft office systemall versions
- microsoft report viewer2005
- microsoft report viewer2008
- microsoft server2008
- microsoft sql server2005
- microsoft sql server reporting services2000
- microsoft visio2002
- microsoft windows2003_server
- microsoft windows vistaall versions
- microsoft windows xpall versions
- microsoft windows-ntvista
- microsoft windows-ntxp
- microsoft works8.0
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-3013gdiplus.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, 53Plan
- CVE-2008-3015Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visi49Plan
- CVE-2008-3014Buffer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and48Plan
- CVE-2008-3012gdiplus.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, 46Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2008-09-28 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+17 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6593 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-189 · Numeric ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=743
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/32154
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31018
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1020834
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2520
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2696
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-052
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6055
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.