RCE in Microsoft Office
CVE-2008-3018
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 F…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.303 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2000
- Microsoft Office_converter_pack
- Microsoft Windows_nt — versions xp
- Microsoft Works — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)