CVE-2008-3021 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 with an invalid bits_per_pixel field, aka the "PICT Filter Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3018.

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 0.63101.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Office Subscribe Office Converter Pack Subscribe Works Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31336
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495429/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30598
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020673
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-049/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5997

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:35.079Z

Reserved: 2008-07-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3021

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-3021

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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