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medium 6.6

CVE-2007-1212 json

Buffer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003 Gold, SP1, and SP2; and Vista all…

published 2007-04-04 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1209

cvss
6.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003 Gold, SP1, and SP2; and Vista allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image format file.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-3688)

Exploit prediction

2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3804 Microsoft Windows - '.ani' GDI Remote Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) remote, 2007-04-26
  • EDB-3755 Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (2) local, 2007-04-17
  • EDB-3688 Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (1) local, 2007-04-08

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.6 AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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