Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066) |
| Informations | |||
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| Name | MS08-043 | First vendor Publication | 2008-08-12 |
| Vendor | Microsoft | Last vendor Modification | 2008-10-01 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Critical | Revision | 1.3 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Revision Note: V1.3 (October 1, 2008): Added entry to the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update, to explain what components of the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats are updated by this bulletin. Also corrected two "Bulletins Replaced" links in the Affected Software table for Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack to properly point to MS08-014. This is an informational change only. There were no changes to the security update binaries. Summary: This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-043.mspx |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 75 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
| 25 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5561 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5561 | ||
| Title: | Excel Record Parsing Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack 2007 Gold and SP1; Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly parse Country record values when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka the "Excel Record Parsing Vulnerability." | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-3006 | Version: | 12 |
| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | Product(s): | Microsoft Excel 2000 Microsoft Excel 2002 Microsoft Excel 2003 Microsoft Excel 2007 Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5837 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5837 | ||
| Title: | Excel Index Array Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Array index vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a crafted array index for a FORMAT record, aka the "Excel Index Array Vulnerability." | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-3005 | Version: | 10 |
| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | Product(s): | Microsoft Excel 2000 Microsoft Excel 2002 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5885 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5885 | ||
| Title: | Excel Indexing Validation Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3; Office Excel Viewer 2003; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly validate index values for AxesSet records when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka the "Excel Indexing Validation Vulnerability." | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-3004 | Version: | 10 |
| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | Product(s): | Microsoft Excel 2000 Microsoft Excel 2002 Microsoft Excel 2003 Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5951 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5951 | ||
| Title: | Excel Credential Caching Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Gold and SP1 does not properly delete the PWD (password) string from connections.xml when a .xlsx file is configured not to save the remote data session password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information and obtain access to a remote data source, aka the "Excel Credential Caching Vulnerability." | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-3003 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | Product(s): | Microsoft Excel 2007 |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
SAINT Exploits
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel FORMAT record array index memory corruption | More info here |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-08-19 | Name : Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (954066) File : nvt/secpod_ms08-043_900028.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 47410 | Microsoft Office Excel connections.xml Password String Persistence |
| 47409 | Microsoft Office Excel Spreadsheet AxesSet Record Memory Corruption |
| 47408 | Microsoft Office Excel File FORMAT Record Array Index Handling Arbitrary Code... |
| 47407 | Microsoft Office Excel File COUNTRY Record Value Parsing Arbitrary Code Execu... |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-11-16 | Microsoft Office Excel malformed chart arbitrary code execution attempt RuleID : 31441 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-02-21 | Microsoft Office Excel country record arbitrary code execution attempt RuleID : 29404 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office Excel format record code execution attempt RuleID : 26329 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office Excel format record code execution attempt RuleID : 19552 - Revision : 15 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office Excel malformed chart arbitrary code execution attempt RuleID : 13981 - Revision : 22 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2015-05-28 | Microsoft Excel format record code execution attempt RuleID : 13973 - Revision : 12 - Type : WEB-CLIENT |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office Excel country record arbitrary code execution attempt RuleID : 13972 - Revision : 23 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-10-20 | Name : An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple ... File : macosx_ms_office_aug2008.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-13 | Name : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Excel. File : smb_nt_ms08-043.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2015-05-28 21:26:34 |
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| 2014-11-16 21:25:20 |
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| 2014-02-21 21:20:37 |
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| 2014-02-17 11:46:01 |
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| 2014-01-19 21:30:13 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:49:21 |
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