CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-3068

7.5 HIGH Published 2008-07-07 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2008-07-07
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft access 2007 • microsoft excel 2003 • microsoft excel 2007 • microsoft frontpage 2003 • microsoft groove 2007 • microsoft infopath 2003 • microsoft infopath 2007 • microsoft office 2007 • microsoft office communicator 2007 • microsoft onenote 2003 • microsoft outlook 2003 • microsoft outlook 2007 • microsoft powerpoint 2003 • microsoft powerpoint 2007 • microsoft project professional 2007 • microsoft project standard 2007 • microsoft publisher 2003 • microsoft publisher 2007 • microsoft sharepoint designer 2007 • microsoft visio professional 2007 • microsoft visio standard 2007 • microsoft windows live mail 2008

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