9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-0081
Microsoft Excel Macro Validation Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted macros, aka "Macro Validation Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3490.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 16, 2008, 11 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 8, 2024, 11:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0081 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_viewer
3 Microsoft excel
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-2008-0081.

URL Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/28506 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546 Broken Link

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0081 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28506 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/28506 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx Vendor Advisory http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CWE NIST CWE-908
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-014.mspx [Patch]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 [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:5546 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39699 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2008

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0081 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-2008-0081 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

88.48 }} 5.09%

score

0.98808

percentile

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