CVE-2013-3940
Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3,...
Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2013-3940- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2013-3940- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-3872 No score
Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2013-3872- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3m7-hqxq-wg8h No score
Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3,...
Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-q3m7-hqxq-wg8h- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-3940 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 7, published November 13, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.