CVE-2007-1215

Exp

Buffer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003 Gold, SP1, and SP2; and Vista allows local users to gain privileges via certain "color-related parameters" in crafted images.

Published: 2007-04-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1215 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.42%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-1215

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3804 exploit_db edb 2007-04-26 Exploit-DB ↗
3755 exploit_db edb 2007-04-17 Exploit-DB ↗
3688 exploit_db edb 2007-04-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1215

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-13 2.50% 2.42% -0.08%
2 2025-12-28 2.83% 2.50% -0.33%
3 2025-12-27 2.83%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1215

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1215

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1215

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server gold cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server gold cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server gold cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1215

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