Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-3021
CVE-2008-3021
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 with an invalid bits_per_pixel field, aka the "PICT Filter Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3018.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- secunia.com/advisories/31336nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495429/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30598nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-049/nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5997nvd
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