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CVE-2008-3013

62
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3013 describes a critical vulnerability in the GDI+ component (gdiplus.dll) across numerous Microsoft products, including Internet Explorer, Windows, Office suites, and SQL Server. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious GIF image file with specific malformed extension markers. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog or actively discussed on social media, proof-of-concept exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2006CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:digital_image_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2003CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2003CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
52.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-6716 · Oct 9, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5206 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ifsec.blogspot.com / 2008/09/windows-gdi-gif-memory-corruption.html
marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-052
secunia.com / advisories/32154
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5986
securityfocus.com / archive/1/496154/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/31020
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2520
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2696
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-056
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-056