HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF8 spreadsheet with a PALETTE record that contains a large number of entries
Published Jan 9, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 41.93%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF8 spreadsheet with a PALETTE record that contains a large number of entries.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
41.93% 0.41933
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.41933
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 41.93% (0.41933) | 98.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 41.69% (0.41694) | 98.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 77.33% (0.77333) | 99.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 74.90% (0.74898) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 78.12% (0.78119) | 98.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 75.53% (0.75533) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 74.39% (0.74387) | 98.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 77.35% (0.77349) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 74.39% (0.74387) | 98.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.52% (0.94519) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2024 | 93.39% (0.93388) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 90.14% (0.90135) | 98.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 89.02% (0.89024) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 87.19% (0.87191) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 85.00% (0.85004) | 98.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 84.87% (0.84866) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 81.45% (0.81445) | 97.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 63.98% (0.63976) | 99.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 63.98% (0.63976) | 98.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=461 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017487 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/31258 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21922 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0103 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-002 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A753 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=461 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017487 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625532 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/31258 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21922 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0103 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-002 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A753 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jan 9, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2007
Link CVE-2007-0031
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a