CVE-2008-3019
highpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.301 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (6)
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- microsoft office converter packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31336enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30595enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020673enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6122enisa_euvd
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