CVE-2008-4266

Description

Array index vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel spreadsheet with a NAME record that contains an invalid index value, which triggers stack corruption, aka "Excel Global Array Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 63.59% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-36/ vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-074 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3386 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499055/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5808 signature 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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4266?
CVE-2008-4266 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4266?
To fix CVE-2008-4266, 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-2008-4266 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4266 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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