CVE-2008-2249
Integer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2,...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-2249- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-2249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2246 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2008-2246- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3fr5-4pxq-h7qw No score
Integer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2,...
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."
- Record
GHSA-3fr5-4pxq-h7qw- 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-2008-2249 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published December 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3383
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-071
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5984
securitytracker.com/id?1021365
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=762
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2249
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3fr5-4pxq-h7qw