Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-0116

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed tags in rich text, aka "Excel Rich Text Validation Vulnerability."

Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute code

Published 2008-03-11 23:44:00

Updated 2018-10-15 21:57:58

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0116

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 64.46%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0116

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
9.3	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	8.6	10.0	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2008-0116

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-0116

Products affected by CVE-2008-0116

Microsoft » Office » Version: 2004 MAC Edition
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Microsoft » Office » Version: 2008 MAC Edition
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2002 Update SP3
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2000 Update SP3
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2003 Update SP2
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Microsoft » Excel Viewer » Version: 2003
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Microsoft » Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007
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