9.3

CVE-2008-3020: microsoft office Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 12-08-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3020 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 30.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
30.31%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

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

Description

Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and XP SP3; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 do not properly parse the length of a BMP file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file, aka the "Malformed BMP Filter Vulnerability."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

30.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 30.31% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
30.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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