CVE-2008-2249

high

Description

Integer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a crafted WMF file, which triggers a buffer overflow, aka "GDI Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5984

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-071

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3383

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021365

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=762

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-10

Updated: 2023-12-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High