Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2008-0081
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted macros, aka "Macro Validation Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3490.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.579 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.579 · newest: 0.579 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2000, 2002, 2003
- Microsoft Excel Viewer — versions 2003
- Microsoft Office — versions 2004
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5546 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx (vendor-advisory, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0081?
- CVE-2008-0081 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2008-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2008-0081?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.