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CVE-2008-3068

Microsoft Crypto API 5.131.2600.2180 through 6.0, as used in Outlook, Windows Live Mail, and Office 2007, performs Certi

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.12634
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules17 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft accessall versions
microsoft excelall versions
microsoft frontpageall versions
microsoft grooveall versions
microsoft infopathall versions
microsoft officeall versions
microsoft office communicatorall versions
microsoft onenoteall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPublisher Attachment File Dropped In Suspicious Location
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD07 Jul 2008 · 11:41 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3978
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493947/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494101/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28548
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019736
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019737
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