Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003 File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0081. Moreover, an exploit is present. Disabling the affected component is suggested.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003 (Spreadsheet Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted macros, aka "Macro Validation Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3490.

The bug was discovered 01/15/2008. The weakness was disclosed 01/16/2008 by Matt with Microsoft as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0081 since 01/03/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/17/2025).

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50056 (MS08-014 / MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029 / 949030) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110067 (Microsoft Excel Header Parsing Remote Code Execution (MS08-014 and KB947563)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5886.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39699), Zero-Day.cz (148), Tenable (50056), SecurityFocus (BID 27305†) and OSVDB (40344†). The entries VDB-41455, VDB-41454, VDB-41453 and VDB-41452 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 50056
Nessus Name: MS08-014 / MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029 / 949030) (Mac OS X)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/excel_rtafdesc
Saint Name: Microsoft Excel rtAFDesc record invalid pointer access

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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: microsoft.com
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2008 🔍
01/15/2008 +12 days 🔍
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01/16/2008 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: microsoft.com
Researcher: Matt
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0081 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3552

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X-Force: 39699 - Microsoft Excel macro handling code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 27305 - Microsoft Excel Macro Validation Uninitialized Variable Manipulation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28506
OSVDB: 40344 - Microsoft Excel Malformed Header File Handling Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1019200
Vulnerability Center: 17371 - [MS08-014] Microsoft Excel Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution and Dos, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0846

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2008 15:08
Updated: 01/17/2025 18:00
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:08 (110), 08/03/2019 16:41 (2), 07/20/2024 23:24 (23), 01/17/2025 18:00 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:730:103

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