CVE-2008-6063 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Word 2007, when the "Save as PDF" add-on is enabled, places an absolute pathname in the Subject field during an "Email as PDF" operation, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the sender's account name and a Temporary Internet Files subdirectory name.

Published: 2009-02-05

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 17.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17414.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486088/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Word

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-05T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:23.958Z

Reserved: 2009-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6063

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-05T01:30:00.327

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6063

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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