CVE-2008-1083

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 57%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 57%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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."

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EPSS
99.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 8, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28571
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490584/100/0/threaded
cert

VU#632963 - Microsoft GDI buffer overflow vulnerability

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/29704
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBST02329 SSRT080048 rev.1 - Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Pat' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-6656✓ verified
    First seen Oct 2, 2008

    Microsoft Windows - GDI (EMR_COLORMATCHTOTARGETW) (MS08-021)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-6330✓ verified
    First seen Aug 29, 2008

    Microsoft Windows - GDI (CreateDIBPatternBrushPt) Heap Overflow (PoC)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-5442✓ verified
    First seen Apr 14, 2008

    Microsoft Windows - GDI Image Parsing Stack Overflow (MS08-021)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2008-1083?
CVE-2008-1083 is a high vulnerability published on April 8, 2008. 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,…
When was CVE-2008-1083 disclosed?
CVE-2008-1083 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 8, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-1083 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-1083 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2008-1083?
CVE-2008-1083 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2008-1083?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-1083, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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