Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2008-3019
Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, and 2003 SP2; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 do not properly parse the length of an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS file, aka the "Malformed EPS Filter Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.301 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.301 · newest: 0.301 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2000, 2003, xp
- Microsoft Office Converter Pack
- Microsoft Works — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6122 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30595 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31336 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)