CVE-2018-8397 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory, aka "GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.48333.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 7 Windows Server 2008

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::itanium:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x64:*

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104994
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041460
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8397

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.36131}`	epss `{'score': 0.3533}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2018-08-15T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:54:36.291Z

Reserved: 2018-03-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-8397

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-15T17:29:08.940

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13:44.713

Link: CVE-2018-8397

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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