Explain CVE-2008-1083
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPatternBrushPt function in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EMF or WMF image file with a malformed header that triggers an integer overflow, aka "GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '30933', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30933'}, {'name': 'TA08-099A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html'}, {'name': '44213', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/44213'}, {'name': 'SSRT080048', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-1145', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1145/references'}, {'name': '948590', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MSKB'], 'url': 'http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948590'}, {'name': '20080408 ZDI-08-020: Microsoft GDI WMF Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0168.html'}, {'name': '20080408 Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Integer Overflow Vulnerability', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_IDEFENSE'], 'url': 'http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=681'}, {'name': 'MS08-021', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MS'], 'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-021'}, {'name': 'HPSBST02329', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2'}, {'name': '44214', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/44214'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-020/'}, {'name': 'VU#632963', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/632963'}, {'name': '20080408 ZDI-08-020: Microsoft GDI WMF Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490584/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '5442', 'tags': ['exploit', 'x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB'], 'url': 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5442'}, {'name': '6330', 'tags': ['exploit', 'x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB'], 'url': 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6330'}, {'name': 'win-emf-wmf-header-bo(41471)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41471'}, {'name': '1019798', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019798'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5441', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5441'}, {'name': '28571', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28571'}, {'name': '29704', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29704'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED