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."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3015 is rated High Risk (76.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 71.54%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +7.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-30 | 64.29% | 71.54% | +7.25% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 72.19% | 64.29% | -7.89% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 72.19% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | digital_image_suite | 2006 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:digital_image_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | forefront_client_security | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:gold:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | xp | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | report_viewer | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2005:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | report_viewer | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:report_viewer:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server_reporting_services | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_reporting_services:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visio | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | works | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |