CVE-2017-0038

gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008...

5.5 MediumPublic exploit

gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

82.2%Up 30.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-0038
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-0038
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0405 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-0405
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv82-656f-m543 5.5

gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008...

Record: GHSA-hv82-656f-m543
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - 'gdi32.dll' EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE Heap Out-of-Bounds Reads / Memory Disclosure	2017-02-15
PoC in GitHub	k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS	2017-03-22

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-0038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 10, published February 20, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.