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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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CVE-2008-1083 Detail

Current Description

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."


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound CISA-ADP  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1083
NVD Published Date:
04/08/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation