CVE - CVE-2008-3477

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3477	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3 does not properly validate data in the VBA Performance Cache when processing an Office document with an embedded object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file containing a crafted value, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, array index errors, and memory corruption, aka "Calendar Object Validation Vulnerability."
References
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BID:31702 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31702 CERT:TA08-288A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html HP:HPSBST02379 URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 HP:SSRT080143 URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 IDEFENSE:20081014 Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications - Multiple Vulnerabilities URL:http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=746 MS:MS08-057 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5870 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5870 SECTRACK:1021044 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044 SECUNIA:32211 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32211 VUPEN:ADV-2008-2808 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808~~ (Obsolete source) XF:excel-calendar-code-execution(45566) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45566 XF:win-ms08kb956416-update(45581) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20080804	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080804)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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