CVE-2008-3018

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 30.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Office: 2000-sp3
Microsoft Office Converter Pack: all versions
Microsoft Works: 8.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30597
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020673
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5879
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30597
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020673

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