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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2008-4327 json

gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not properly handle crafted .ico files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denia…

published 2008-09-30 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4308

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.7%
EPSS 15.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not properly handle crafted .ico files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a certain crash.ico file on a web site, and allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and persistent application crash) via this crash.ico file on the desktop, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2237.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6588)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6588 Microsoft Windows - GDI+ '.ICO' Remote Division By Zero dos, 2008-09-26
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31432 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Sources

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