Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-0116
CVE-2008-0116
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."
Affected products
7- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28168nvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.htmlnvdPatchUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-03nvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489430/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5212nvd
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