Vulnerability · CVE-2008-3015
Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint View…
Published Sep 11, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · forefront client security
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check this week
CVE-2008-3015 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 39.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run forefront client security.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 39.27%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/digital image suite · cpe microsoft/forefront client security · cpe microsoft/office · cpe microsoft/works
Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP image file with a malformed BitMapInfoHeader that triggers a buffer overflow, aka "GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
Are you affected?
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- cpe microsoft/digital image suite2006
- cpe microsoft/forefront client security1.0
- cpe microsoft/office2003
- cpe microsoft/office2007
- cpe microsoft/works8.0
How to fix CVE-2008-3015
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 1.0 · 1 other packages on the advisory
Advisory
Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2008-3015 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 39.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run forefront client security.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with microsoft/digital image suite 2006; microsoft/forefront client security 1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-189. EPSS 39.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 11, 2008 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP i
Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP i
Sources
- Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2008-3015
Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System Gold and SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Works 8, Digital Image Suite 2006, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2, Report Viewer 2005 SP1 and 2008, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP i
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026