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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

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CVE-2008-1087 Detail

Description

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."


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Mailing List 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29704 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://www.osvdb.org/44215 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28570 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch 
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 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/references CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6656 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  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1087
NVD Published Date:
04/08/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation