CVE-2008-3004
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3; Office Excel Viewer 2003; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly validate index values for AxesSet records when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute…
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Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3; Office Excel Viewer 2003; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly validate index values for AxesSet records when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka the "Excel Indexing Validation Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 32.17% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office excel viewer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=740
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31454Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30638
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020670
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5885
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=740
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31454Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30638
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020670
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5885
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.