CVE-2008-3018 — Code Injection in Microsoft Office

CWE-94 — Code Injection3 documents3 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
50.1%
top 2.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Works
Timeline
PublishedAug 12
Latest updateMay 1

Description

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 Filter Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3021.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wf8r-hqj6-cr36: 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 remo↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
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 remo↗2008-08-12
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