CVE - CVE-2008-3471

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3471	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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."
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:31705 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705 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 MISC:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/ MS:MS08-057 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5750 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 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-file-format-code-execution(45579) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 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)
N/A
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