CVE-2008-3012
gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2008, 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 does not properly perform memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed EMF image file, aka "GDI+ EMF Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 31.0% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3002)
- Published
- September 11, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3002 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / digital image suite
- microsoft / forefront client security
- microsoft / internet explorer
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / office powerpoint viewer
- microsoft / office system
- microsoft / office system
- microsoft / report viewer
- microsoft / report viewer
- microsoft / server
- microsoft / sql server
- microsoft / sql server reporting services
- microsoft / visio
- microsoft / windows
- microsoft / windows
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows-nt
- microsoft / windows-nt
- microsoft / works
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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31019
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020835
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2520
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2696
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-052
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6040
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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