CVE-2008-1087

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."

• CWE-119

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29704Vendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/44215Broken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28570Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/referencesBroken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6656
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29704Vendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/44215Broken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28570Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/referencesBroken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6656

Published

Apr 8, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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