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CVE-2008-1087

71
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1087 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GDI component of various Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted EMF image file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*

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
56.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-6656 · Oct 2, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5660 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 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

marc.info
Mailing List
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021
secunia.com / advisories/29704
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5580
exploit-db.com / exploits/5442
exploit-db.com / exploits/6656
osvdb.org / 44215
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/28570
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1145/references
Broken Link