CVE-2008-3018: microsoft office Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3018 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 30.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-08-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, and 2003 SP2; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 do not properly parse the length of a PICT file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT file, aka the "Malformed PICT Filter Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3021.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.