CVE-2008-2245

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 46.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-08-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the InternalOpenColorProfile function in mscms.dll in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System (MSCMS) in the Image Color Management (ICM) component on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=742
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31385
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/309739
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30594
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020675
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2350
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-046
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5923
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6732
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=742

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