National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3068

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: MISC

Name: https://www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.html

Hyperlink:https://www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.html

External Source: MISC

Name: https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txt

Hyperlink:https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txt

External Source: MISC

Name: https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txt

Hyperlink:https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txt

External Source: MISC

Name: https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txt

Hyperlink:https://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txt

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019738

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019738

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019737

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019737

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019736

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019736

External Source: BID

Name: 28548

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28548

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080709 Re: Unauthorized reading confirmation from Outlook

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/494101/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080703 Unauthorized reading confirmation from Outlook

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493947/100/0/threaded

External Source: SREASON

Name: 3978

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3978