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9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2007-3890
Microsoft Excel Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Excel in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Workspace with a certain index value that triggers memory corruption.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 14, 2007, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-3890 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft excel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability in Microsoft Excel can allow for arbitrary code execution. Applying the appropriate patches from Microsoft will address the issue.
  • Apply the appropriate patches provided by Microsoft for Excel.
  • For Office 2004 for Mac, install the latest update from Microsoft.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-3890.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/26145
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25280
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018561
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2868
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-044
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2149
http://secunia.com/advisories/26145
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25280
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018561
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2868
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-044
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2149
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-3890 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-3890 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-3890 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-3890 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26145
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25280
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018561
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2868
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-044
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2149
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-044.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-044 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2149 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2149 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

58.98 }} -5.88%

score

0.98045

percentile