CVE-2008-1088

Microsoft Project 2000 Service Release 1, 2002 SP1, and 2003 SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Project file, related to improper validation of "memory resource allocations."

Published: 2008-04-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1088 is rated High Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 31.93%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1088

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 56.73% 31.93% -24.80%
2 2025-07-16 59.47% 56.73% -2.74%
3 2025-03-30 59.47%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1088

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1088

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1088

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft project 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1088

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