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CVE-2008-0081

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.81775
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules13 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource
CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource
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Affected Products & Versions

3
microsoft excelall versions
microsoft excel viewerall versions
microsoft officeall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localMicrosoft Excel - Code Execution (MS08-014)verified
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel
producthighPotential Excel.EXE DCOM Lateral Movement Via ActivateMicrosoftApp
producthighPotential Persistence Via Excel Add-in - Registry
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel - Registry
productmediumMicrosoft Excel Add-In Loaded From Uncommon Location
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Jan 2008 · 11:00 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/28506Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspxBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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