CVE - CVE-2008-3068

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3068	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:28548 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28548 BUGTRAQ:20080703 Unauthorized reading confirmation from Outlook URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493947/100/0/threaded BUGTRAQ:20080709 Re: Unauthorized reading confirmation from Outlook URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494101/100/0/threaded MISC:https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txt MISC:https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txt MISC:https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txt MISC:https://www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.html MISC:https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-002-outlook-smime.txt MISC:https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-003-live-mail-smime.txt MISC:https://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-004-office2007-signatures.txt SECTRACK:1019736 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019736 SECTRACK:1019737 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019737 SECTRACK:1019738 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019738 SREASON:3978 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3978
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080707	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080707)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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