Vulnerability in Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint
CVE-2008-1455
A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, and 2007 through SP1; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 through SP1; and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with crafted list values that trigger memory corruption, aka "Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.255 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.255 · newest: 0.255 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint — versions 2007
- Microsoft Office — versions 2000, 2003, 2004
- Microsoft Office Powerpoint Viewer — versions 2003
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31453 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5555 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30579 (vdb-entry)