CVE-2008-3471
Critical
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."
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Microsoft Excel
PublishedOct 15, 2008
First seenOct 15, 2008
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft excel | 2003, 2007 | — |
| microsoft excel_viewer | No range specified, 2003 | — |
| microsoft office | 2004, 2008 | — |
| microsoft office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | — |
| microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter | No range specified | — |
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