CVE-2008-3471
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1;…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF file with a malformed record that triggers a user-influenced size calculation, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 52.32% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- microsoft/excel · microsoft/excel viewer · microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/open xml file format converter
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32211Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32211Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.