CVE-2008-3006

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack 2007 Gold and SP1; Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly parse Country record values when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka the "Excel Record Parsing Vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 68.33% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30640 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495428/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020672 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31455 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31454 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5561 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-048/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3006?
CVE-2008-3006 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3006?
To fix CVE-2008-3006, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3006 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3006 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~68% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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