CVE-2008-3471
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3471 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-15 00:12:15 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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." |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2003 | sp2 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2003 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2007 | - | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2007 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Excel Viewer | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Excel Viewer | 2003 | - | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Excel Viewer | 2003 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2004 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2008 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack | 2007 | - | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack | 2007 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Open Xml File Format Converter | - | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Microsoft Excel BIFF File Format Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| marc.info | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Microsoft Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Microsoft Excel Object, Calendar, and Formula Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-288A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Zero Day Initiative | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.zerodayinitiative.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.