HIGH
Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and XP SP3; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 do not properly parse the length of a BMP file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file, aka the "Malformed BMP Filter Vulnerability."
Published Aug 12, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 30.31%
Description
Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and XP SP3; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 do not properly parse the length of a BMP file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file, aka the "Malformed BMP Filter Vulnerability."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
30.31% 0.30308
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.30308
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.31% (0.30308) | 98.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.31% (0.30308) | 97.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 54.11% (0.54114) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 14, 2025 | 87.05% (0.87048) | 98.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 89.09% (0.89089) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 75.09% (0.75090) | 98.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 76.48% (0.76479) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 83.73% (0.83735) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 81.25% (0.81249) | 98.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 79.17% (0.79170) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 76.44% (0.76442) | 97.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 76.89% (0.76895) | 97.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 76.44% (0.76442) | 97.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31336 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30599 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020673 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5868 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31336 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30599 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020673 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2348 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-044 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5868 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 7, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3020
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a