A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, and 2007 through SP1; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 through SP1; and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with crafted list values that trigger memory corruption, aka "Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."
Published Aug 13, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 25.51%
Description
A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, and 2007 through SP1; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 through SP1; and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with crafted list values that trigger memory corruption, aka "Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 2007
- 2007
- 2000
- 2003
- 2003
- 2004
- 2007
- 2007
- xp
- 2003
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 25.51% (0.25513) | 97.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 25.51% (0.25513) | 97.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 63.80% (0.63798) | 98.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 68.84% (0.68845) | 98.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 63.80% (0.63798) | 98.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 76.12% (0.76123) | 98.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 80.13% (0.80134) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 68.71% (0.68708) | 97.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 74.38% (0.74376) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 84.86% (0.84856) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 87.48% (0.87479) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 89.64% (0.89640) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 89.45% (0.89453) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 91.19% (0.91185) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.92% (0.91918) | 98.33th | 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) |
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31453 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30579 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020676 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5555 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31453 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020676 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5555 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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