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CVE-2008-3015

Published: Sep 10, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
39.3%
Top 1.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft 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 BMP image file with a malformed BitMapInfoHeader that triggers a buffer overflow, aka "GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow 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-189

Affected Products

digital image suitemicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
forefront client securitymicrosoft
On-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office powerpoint viewermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
report viewermicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 5 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/32154
secunia.com
http://www.evilfingers.com/patchTuesday/MS08_052_GDI+_Vulnerability.txt
evilfingers.com
and 12 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Sep 10, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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