CVE-2008-1087: microsoft windows-nt
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-1087 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft windows-nt. EPSS estimates a 56.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 08-04-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
56.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 56.60% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundMicrosoft Windows - GDI Image Parsing Stack Overflow (MS08-021)
Maturity: weaponized
Microsoft Windows - GDI (EMR_COLORMATCHTOTARGETW) (MS08-021)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft1 product
- windows-nt2008
1 vendor · 1 product
References
11 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL