Unscored severity · published Oct 15, 2008
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…
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CVSS
52.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)52.3% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2004; 2008 · source: NVD
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2003; 2003; 2007; 2007 · source: NVD
EV
Excel Viewer · Microsoft
2003; 2003 · source: NVD
OC
Office Compatibility Pack · Microsoft
2007; 2007 · source: NVD
OX
Open Xml File Format Converter · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3471
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3471
Issue Tracking
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32211
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808
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