CVE-2008-3471
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32211
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31705
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-068/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45579
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5750
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.