CVE-2008-1083 — HIGH (8.1) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability 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."

CVSS Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows 2000	All versions
Microsoft	Windows 2003 Server	All versions
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008	-
Microsoft	Windows Vista	All versions
Microsoft	Windows Xp	All versions

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119 CWE-190

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0168.htmlBroken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=681Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/29704PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948590Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/44213Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/44214Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490584/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28571Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30933Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.htmlUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/referencesBroken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2008-1083?

CVE-2008-1083 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). 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 arbi...

How severe is CVE-2008-1083?

CVE-2008-1083 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2008-1083?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.