RCE in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2008-0116
Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed tags in rich text, aka "Excel Rich Text Validation Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.482 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2000, 2002, 2003
- Microsoft Excel_viewer — versions 2003
- Microsoft Office — versions 2004, 2008
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, Patch, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0116?
- CVE-2008-0116 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2008-03-11.
- Is CVE-2008-0116 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.