CVE - CVE-2008-2249

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2249	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Integer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a crafted WMF file, which triggers a buffer overflow, aka "GDI Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
References
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CERT:TA08-344A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html IDEFENSE:20081209 Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability URL:http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=762 MS:MS08-071 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-071 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5984 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5984 SECTRACK:1021365 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021365 VUPEN:ADV-2008-3383 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3383~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20080516	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080516)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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