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CVE-2008-1083

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2008-04-08
WeaknessCWE-119 · CWE-190

Am I affected?

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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."

Timeline

dates in UTC

2008-04-0823:05CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2008-1083?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Microsoft windows 2000

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft windows 2003 server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft windows server 2008

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

secunia.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
support.microsoft.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-01-11
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.12024-10-15
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-1902024-10-15
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score57.0 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2008-04-08
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1083?

Is CVE-2008-1083 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2008-1083 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 57.0% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1083?

CVE-2008-1083 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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