CVE-2008-4264

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed formula, which triggers "pointer corruption" during the loading of formulas from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 66.53% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5556 signature vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-074 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3386 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021368 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32621 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4264?
CVE-2008-4264 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4264?
To fix CVE-2008-4264, 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-2008-4264 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4264 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~67% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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