CVE-2008-3471
Description
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."
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.52318 (52.3% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.0%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- excel-file-format-code-execution(45579) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5750 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068
- SSRT080143 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- 1021044 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2808 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- 31705 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- MS08-057 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- win-ms08kb956416-update(45581) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- TA08-288A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- 32211 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
Timeline
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- Record published
- Record last updated
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