CRITICAL
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
Published Jan 16, 2008
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 57.91%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
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.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 9, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
57.91% 0.57908
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.57908
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 57.91% (0.57908) | 99.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 57.91% (0.57908) | 98.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 81.77% (0.81775) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 79.23% (0.79234) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 81.77% (0.81775) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 75.63% (0.75626) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.92% (0.95919) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 88.48% (0.88475) | 98.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 84.37% (0.84368) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 85.58% (0.85577) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 77.11% (0.77113) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 80.86% (0.80856) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 71.19% (0.71195) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 67.51% (0.67514) | 97.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 59.37% (0.59368) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 44.15% (0.44152) | 96.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 43.72% (0.43718) | 96.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 47.52% (0.47517) | 96.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 48.01% (0.48008) | 96.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28506 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28506 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jan 16, 2008
Updated Jan 17, 2025
Reserved Jan 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0081
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 9, 2024