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CVE-2004-0200Digital Image Pro Vulnerability

Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device Interface Plus (GDI+) component, GDIPlus.dll, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with a small JPEG COM field length that is normalized to a large integer length…

Published Sep 28, 2004 · Updated Apr 15, 2026

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2004-0200 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.3 v2) affecting Digital Image Pro (Microsoft), Digital Image Suite (Microsoft), Excel (Microsoft) and 21 more products.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.

Scores

CVSS v2

9.3

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

49%

Higher than 98.8% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

50/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

6

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

0

Reports of active use

Description

Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device Interface Plus (GDI+) component, GDIPlus.dll, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with a small JPEG COM field length that is normalized to a large integer length before a memory copy operation.

Affected Products

43 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Digital Image ProMicrosoft7.0, 9n/a
Digital Image SuiteMicrosoft9n/a
ExcelMicrosoft2002, 2003n/a
FrontpageMicrosoft2002, 2003n/a
GreetingsMicrosoft2002n/a
19 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Sep 28, 2004

  2. Last updated

    Apr 15, 2026

References

15 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from public vulnerability catalogs; scoring as described in How it works.

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