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 01:30:00
Updated 2018-10-11 20:56:57
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2008-6063

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6063

0.46%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-6063

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.6
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-6063

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