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CVE-2008-2245

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2245 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the InternalOpenColorProfile function within the Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System (MSCMS). This vulnerability affects Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2. It carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high-risk remote attack that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*: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
46.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-6732 · Oct 12, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4614 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 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, 0.1 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

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-046
secunia.com / advisories/31385
PatchVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5923
exploit-db.com / exploits/6732
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/309739
PatchUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/30594
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2350
Vendor Advisory