CVE-2008-3018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, and 2003 SP2; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 do not properly parse the length of a PICT file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT file, aka the "Malformed PICT Filter Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3021.

Published: 2008-08-12

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 50.1% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.50102.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30597
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020673
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5879

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Office Converter Pack Windows Nt Works

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-08-12T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:34.999Z

Reserved: 2008-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3018

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-08-12T23:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3018

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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