CVE-2008-3068
highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.174 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (23)
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also known as (2)
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references (28)
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- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3978enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493947/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494101/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28548enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019736enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019737enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019738enisa_euvd
- https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txtenisa_euvd
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