CVE-2008-0116

N/A Unknown
Published: March 11, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-03
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489430/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28168
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019586
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5212
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-03
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489430/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
48.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20 CWE-94

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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