CVE-2008-0112 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, and Office for Mac 2004 and 2008 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .SLK file that is not properly handled when importing the file, aka "Excel File Import Vulnerability."

Published: 2008-03-11

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 71.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004::mac:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008::mac:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.71916.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28095
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019583
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5284

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-03-11T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:24.105Z

Reserved: 2008-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0112

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-11T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0112

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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