National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-0081

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted macros, aka "Macro Validation Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3490.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-071A

Name: TA08-071A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html

External Source: BID

Name: 27305

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305

External Source: MS

Name: MS08-014

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-014.mspx

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx

External Source: XF

Name: microsoft-excel-unspecified-code-execution(39699)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39699

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-0846

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-0146

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146

External Source: MSKB

Name: 947563

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019200

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 28506

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/28506

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT080028

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT080028

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5546

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5546

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5546

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5546

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5546