Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-3068
CVE-2008-3068
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.
Affected products
23- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_professional:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_standard:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_designer:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_professional:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_standard:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_mail:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
14- securityreason.com/securityalert/3978nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493947/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494101/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28548nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txtnvd
- www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txtnvd
- www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txtnvd
- www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.htmlnvd
- www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-002-outlook-smime.txtnvd
- www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-003-live-mail-smime.txtnvd
- www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-004-office2007-signatures.txtnvd
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