Is CVE-2008-1083 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1083 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1083?

CVE-2008-1083 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-1083

HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 57.0%EU EUVD

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."

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.1 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 57.0% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1094)
Published: April 8, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1094 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 15, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical

See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0168.html(Broken Link)
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=681(Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2(Mailing List)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29704(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948590(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963(US Government Resource)
http://www.osvdb.org/44213(Broken Link)
http://www.osvdb.org/44214(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490584/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28571(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30933(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html(US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/references(Broken Link)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/(Third Party Advisory)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41471
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5441
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6330

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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