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CVE-2008-3068

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
07/07/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

Microsoft Crypto API 5.131.2600.2180 through 6.0, as used in Outlook, Windows Live Mail, and Office 2007, performs Certificate Revocation List (CRL) checks by using an arbitrary URL from a certificate embedded in a (1) S/MIME e-mail message or (2) signed document, which allows remote attackers to obtain reading times and IP addresses of recipients, and port-scan results, via a crafted certificate with an Authority Information Access (AIA) extension.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groove:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:onenote:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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