CVE-2008-3471
Microsoft Office File Format Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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."
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 15, 2008, 12:12 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 9, 2022, 7:22 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3471
vulnerability.
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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-2008-3471.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32211 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705 | Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/ No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-399 Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsft:open_xml_file_format_converter:unknown:mac:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:unknown:x64:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-057.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 [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:5750 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 [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/45581 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45579 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3471 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-2008-3471
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
91.83 }} -0.16%
score
0.98994
percentile