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CVE-2008-0118 Detail

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, Excel Viewer 2003 up to SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption from an "allocation error," aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29321 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29321 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28146 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28146 Patch 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019578
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019578
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html Patch  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html Patch  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0848/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0848/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-016
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-016
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5190
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5190

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0118
NVD Published Date:
03/11/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Microsoft Corporation