# CVE-2017-0038: gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2017-02-20 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows Graphics Component: version range not reported

## Description

gdi32.dll in Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted EMF file, as demonstrated by an EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE record with modified Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) dimensions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-3216, CVE-2016-3219, and/or CVE-2016-3220.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Windows Graphics Component, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=992
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0038
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/02/0patching-0-day-windows-gdi32dll-memory.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96023
- https://github.com/k0keoyo/CVE-2017-0038-EXP-C-JS
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41363

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