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CVE-2008-0081

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 16, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorOfficeExcelExcel Viewer

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 58%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted macros, aka "Macro Validation Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3490.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (11)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28506
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSKBBroken LinkPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-908

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