CVE-2008-1083

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."

• CWE-119
• CWE-190

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0168.htmlBroken Link
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=681Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29704Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948590Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963US Government Resource
• http://www.osvdb.org/44213Broken Link
• http://www.osvdb.org/44214Broken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490584/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28571Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30933Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/referencesBroken Link
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/Third Party Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41471
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5441
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6330
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0168.htmlBroken Link
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=681Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29704Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948590Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963US Government Resource
• http://www.osvdb.org/44213Broken Link
• http://www.osvdb.org/44214Broken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490584/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28571Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30933Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/referencesBroken Link
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/Third Party Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41471
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5441
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6330

Published

Apr 8, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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