Vulnerability CVE-2008-3471
Published: 2008-10-14   Modified: 2012-02-12

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."

Type:

CWE-399

 (Resource Management Errors)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Office 
Microsoft -> Office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007 
Microsoft -> Office excel viewer 
Microsoft -> Office sharepoint server 
Microsft -> Open xml file format converter 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750
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