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CVE-2008-3013

Published: Sep 10, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
52.1%
Top 1.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2008, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed GIF image file containing many extension markers for graphic control extensions and subsequent unknown labels, aka "GDI+ GIF Parsing Vulnerability."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

n/an/a
digital image suitemicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
forefront client securitymicrosoft
On-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
internet explorermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 9 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32154
secunia.com
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-056
zerodayinitiative.com
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/09/windows-gdi-gif-memory-corruption.html
ifsec.blogspot.com
and 10 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Sep 10, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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