CVE-2008-4019
HIGH severity · CVSS 9.3 · Integer overflow
9.3CVSS HIGH
Summary
Integer overflow in the REPT function 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 SharePoint Server 2007 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 an Excel file containing a formula within a cell, aka "Formula Parsing Vulnerability."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)34%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (3)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://secunia.com/advisories/32211 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32211Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31706Patch
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45580Advisory