FKIE_CVE-2008-3477

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-15 00:12 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3 does not properly validate data in the VBA Performance Cache when processing an Office document with an embedded object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file containing a crafted value, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, array index errors, and memory corruption, aka "Calendar Object Validation Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=746
secure@microsoft.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32211Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31702Patch
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057
secure@microsoft.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45566
secure@microsoft.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5870
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=746
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32211Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31702Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45566
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5870
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft internet_explorer 6
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft internet_explorer 6
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft internet_explorer 7
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
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