CVE-2008-1083

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.1)—💥 Exploit

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."

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 8.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 57%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows - GDI (EMR_COLORMATCHTOTARGETW) (MS08-021) (10/2/2008)
Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows - GDI (CreateDIBPatternBrushPt) Heap Overflow (PoC) (8/29/2008)
Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows - GDI Image Parsing Stack Overflow (MS08-021) (4/14/2008)

Affected technologies (5)

Microsoft — Windows 2000 Microsoft — Windows 2003 Server Microsoft — Windows Server 2008 Microsoft — Windows Vista Microsoft — Windows XP

CWEs

CWE-119
CWE-190

References

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