CVE-2008-3068
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)…
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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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 17.40% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/access · microsoft/excel · microsoft/frontpage · microsoft/groove · microsoft/infopath · microsoft/office · microsoft/office communicator · microsoft/onenote · microsoft/outlook · microsoft/powerpoint · microsoft/project professional · microsoft/project standard · microsoft/publisher · microsoft/sharepoint designer · microsoft/visio professional · microsoft/visio standard · microsoft/windows live mail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019738
- https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txt
- https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txt
- https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txt
- https://www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.html
- https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-002-outlook-smime.txt
- https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-003-live-mail-smime.txt
- https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-004-office2007-signatures.txt
- 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
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019738
- https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txt
- https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txt
- https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txt
- https://www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.html
- https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-002-outlook-smime.txt
- https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-003-live-mail-smime.txt
- https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-004-office2007-signatures.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.