CVE-2008-3018

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3018
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-12 23:41:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-12 21:47:00 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-94

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Converter Pack All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Converter Pack All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt xp sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt xp sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Works 8.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Works 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-225A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Office Malformed Malformed PICT Filter Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Office Format Filter Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-044 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Office Filters Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
HPSBST02360 HP marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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