CVE-2008-0116

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
74.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: March 11, 2008 (6637 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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."

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

microsoft excelmicrosoft excel viewermicrosoft officemicrosoft office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007

References

🔗 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com 🔗 marc.info 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com