CVE-2008-3471: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Oct 15 2008(Updated: )
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."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | =2007-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack | =2007-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =2003-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2003-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | ||
| Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack | =2007 | |
| Microsoft Office | =2008 | |
| Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter | ||
| Microsoft Office | =2004 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2007 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =2003 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32211
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057
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