CVE-2008-3465

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-02. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 14%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: 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 an API in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a WMF file with a malformed file-size parameter, which would not be properly handled by a third-party application that uses this API for a copy operation, aka "GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
96.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 10, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-071 - Critical | Microsoft Learn

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-071
generic

VUPEN Security - Vulnerability Research and Intelligence

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3383

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

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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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2008-3465?
CVE-2008-3465 is a critical vulnerability published on December 10, 2008. Heap-based buffer overflow in an API in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a WMF file with a malformed file-size parameter,…
When was CVE-2008-3465 disclosed?
CVE-2008-3465 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 10, 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-2008-3465 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-3465 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2008-3465?
CVE-2008-3465 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2008-3465?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-3465, 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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