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CVE-2008-0116in critical feed1 exploit

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows user-assisted remote at…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
48.2%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed tags in rich text, aka "Excel Rich Text Validation Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

48.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-5287 Microsoft Excel - Code Execution (MS08-014) · local · 2008-03-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/28168 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • dvlabs.tippingpoint.com /advisory/TPTI-08-03 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5212 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1019586 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/0846/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/489430/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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