CVE-2007-1212

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-04-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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 a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image format file.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: gold, sp1, sp2
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23278
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017844
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1923
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23278
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017844
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1923

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