National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3019
Original release date:08/12/2008
Last revised:03/04/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, and 2003 SP2; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 do not properly parse the length of an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS file, aka the "Malformed EPS Filter Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-225A
Name: TA08-225A
External Source: MS
Name: MS08-044
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31336
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020673
External Source: BID
Name: 30595
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2348
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6122
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBST02360
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBST02360