Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3471
CVE-2008-3471
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF file with a malformed record that triggers a user-influenced size calculation, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, 2007 Gold and SP1
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
- (no CPE)range: for Mac
- Range: Gold and SP1
- Range: 2003 SP3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- secunia.com/advisories/32211nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750nvdThird Party Advisory
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