CVE-2008-3068

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 (28)

• cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3978
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493947/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494101/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28548
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019736
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019737
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019738
• cve@mitrehttps://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-002.txt
• cve@mitrehttps://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-003.txt
• cve@mitrehttps://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-004.txt
• cve@mitrehttps://www.cynops.de/techzone/http_over_x509.html
• cve@mitrehttps://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-002-outlook-smime.txt
• cve@mitrehttps://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-003-live-mail-smime.txt
• cve@mitrehttps://www.klink.name/security/aklink-sa-2008-004-office2007-signatures.txt
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3978