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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-2245 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the InternalOpenColorProfile function in mscms.dll in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System (MSCMS)…

published 2008-08-13 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2242

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
46.1%
EPSS 46.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the InternalOpenColorProfile function in mscms.dll in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System (MSCMS) in the Image Color Management (ICM) component on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-6732)

Exploit prediction

46.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6732 Microsoft Windows - InternalOpenColorProfile Heap Overflow (PoC) (MS08-046) dos, 2008-10-12

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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