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CVE-2008-3477
Published: Oct 15, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20081014 Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications - Multiple Vulnerabilities
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_IDEFENSE
SSRT080143
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
1021044
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
ADV-2008-2808
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
MS08-057
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
HPSBST02379
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
31702
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
win-ms08kb956416-update(45581)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
TA08-288A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
excel-calendar-code-execution(45566)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5870
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
32211
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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