CVE-2008-1088 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Project 2000 Service Release 1, 2002 SP1, and 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Project file, related to improper validation of "memory resource allocations."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.56734.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Project

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2000:sr1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2003:sp2::::::

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29690
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155563
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28607
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019797
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1142/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-018
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41447
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5384

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.59472}`	epss `{'score': 0.56734}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-04-08T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.752Z

Reserved: 2008-02-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1088

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-04-08T23:05:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1088

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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