Buffer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2, Expression Web, Expression Web 2, Groove 2007 Gold and SP1, Works 8.5, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SP3, Report Viewer 2005 SP1, Report Viewer 2008 Gold and SP1, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image file, aka "GDI+ TIFF Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 27 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 24 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2009-10-14T10:30:01.390
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv3.1: 8.1 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_vista | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_vista | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_vista | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | No |
| Application | microsoft | .net_framework | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | .net_framework | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | .net_framework | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | report_viewer | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | report_viewer | 2008 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | report_viewer | 2008 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server_reporting_services | 2000 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | excel_viewer | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | excel_viewer | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | expression_web | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | expression_web | 2 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | xp | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_excel_viewer | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_groove | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_groove | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_word_viewer | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | project | 2002 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visio | 2002 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | word_viewer | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | word_viewer | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | works | 8.5 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | platform_sdk | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | report_viewer | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | report_viewer | 2008 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | report_viewer | 2008 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_studio | 2008 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_studio | 2008 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_studio_.net | 2005 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | forefront_client_security | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_foxpro | 8.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_foxpro | 9.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | No |
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