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CVE-2008-3471 Detail

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."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705 Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/ Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3471
NVD Published Date:
10/14/2008
NVD Last Modified:
02/09/2022
Source:
Microsoft Corporation