7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-3068
Microsoft Outlook Certificate Revocation List Arbitrary URL Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2008, 11:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3068 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft access
3 Microsoft outlook
4 Microsoft excel
5 Microsoft powerpoint
6 Microsoft publisher
7 Microsoft office_communicator
8 Microsoft windows_live_mail
9 Microsoft onenote
10 Microsoft infopath
11 Microsoft groove
12 Microsoft frontpage
13 Microsoft sharepoint_designer
14 Microsoft project_professional
15 Microsoft project_standard
16 Microsoft visio_professional
17 Microsoft visio_standard
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-3068.

URL Resource
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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3068 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3978
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493947/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494101/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28548
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019736
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019737
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019738
    Added Reference https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txt
    Added Reference https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txt
    Added Reference https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txt
    Added Reference https://www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.html
    Added Reference https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-002-outlook-smime.txt
    Added Reference https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-003-live-mail-smime.txt
    Added Reference https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-004-office2007-signatures.txt
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493947/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/494101/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494101/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493947/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3068 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3068 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.58 }} 1.62%

score

0.93518

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability