CVE-2008-3460

WPGIMP32.FLT in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, and 2003 SP2; Office Converter Pack; and Works 8 does not properly parse the length of a WordPerfect Graphics (WPG) file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WPG file, aka the "WPG Image File Heap Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2008-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3460 is rated High Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 54.91%, 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-2008-3460

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 2025-11-19 60.48% 54.91% -5.58%
2 2025-03-30 67.18% 60.48% -6.70%
3 2025-03-29 67.18%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3460

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-2008-3460

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3460

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office xp cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_converter_pack cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft works 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3460

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