CVE-2008-3068 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can disclose recipient IP addresses and reading times via crafted certificates in S/MIME emails or signed documents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3068?
CVE-2008-3068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, published on 7 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3068?
It affects 17 products.
Products include Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Frontpage, Microsoft Groove, Microsoft Infopath, Microsoft Office and 11 more.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3068?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3068 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3068 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5rm-gc4m-cp24.