Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and…
Priority HIGH 67CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP image file with a malformed BitMapInfoHeader that triggers a buffer overflow, aka "GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.39272 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:digital_image_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2006 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:gold:*:*:*:*:* | 2007 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | xp sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2005:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2008 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:digital_image_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2006 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:gold:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2005:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_reporting_services:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_reporting_services:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3015
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgc3-4454-62c5
References
More Microsoft Digital Image Suite vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-02885 gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-05142 Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2004-00171 Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02886 Buffer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02884 gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-3015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cgc3-4454-62c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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