Buffer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and
Buffer overflow in 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 WMF image file that triggers improper memory allocation, aka "GDI+ WMF Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."
- Published
- Sep 10, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 36.7% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
48
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 11 / 30 · 36.7%
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 | windows-nt | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt |
and 2 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 office2007
- microsoft officexp
- microsoft office powerpoint viewer2003
- microsoft report viewer2005
- microsoft report viewer2008
- microsoft server2003
- microsoft server2008
- microsoft sql server2005
- microsoft sql server reporting services2000
- microsoft visio2002
- 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-2007-5348Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 253Plan
- 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-2008-3012gdiplus.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
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
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-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/32154
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31021
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1020837
- 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%3A6004
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.