# CVE-2013-3940: Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Win

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-11-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18722
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-089

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