HIGH
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."
Published Oct 15, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 52.32%
Description
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."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2003
- 2003
- 2007
- 2007
- n/a
- 2003
- 2003
- 2004
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- n/a
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.
52.32% 0.52318
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.52318
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 2, 2026 | 52.32% (0.52318) | 98.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 52.32% (0.52318) | 98.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 73.24% (0.73242) | 98.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 66.32% (0.66319) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 70.05% (0.70054) | 98.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.56% (0.66558) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 70.05% (0.70054) | 98.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.56% (0.94557) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 93.04% (0.93037) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 91.99% (0.91991) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 93.17% (0.93166) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 93.88% (0.93876) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 94.58% (0.94585) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 95.51% (0.95509) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 95.72% (0.95724) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 95.96% (0.95964) | 99.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 96.28% (0.96285) | 99.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.37% (0.96370) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 49.76% (0.49756) | 98.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32211 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32211 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 4, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3471
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a