CVE-2008-3471

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Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel

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.".

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.73242

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EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules13 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

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Affected Products & Versions

microsoft excelall versions
microsoft excel viewerall versions
microsoft officeall versions
microsoft office compatibility packall versions
microsoft open xml file format converterall versions

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Sigma Hunt Rules

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

Show all 13 top matchesproducthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process
producthighUncommon File Created In Office Startup Folder
producthighPotentially Suspicious Office Document Executed From Trusted Location

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Scoring & Timeline

9.3

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD15 Oct 2008 · 12:12 AM

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References & Sources

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=122479227205998&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32211PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808Third Party Advisory

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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750Third Party Advisory

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