Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0111. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003 (Spreadsheet Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2007, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data validation records, aka "Excel Data Validation Record Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 03/11/2008. The weakness was shared 03/11/2008 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0111 since 01/07/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31413 (MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110074 (Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS08-014)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5994.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40873), Tenable (31413), SecurityFocus (BID 28094†), OSVDB (42722†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019582†). The entries VDB-34122, VDB-41455, VDB-41454 and VDB-41453 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 31413
Nessus Name: MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41449

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X-Force: 40873
SecurityFocus: 28094 - Microsoft Excel Data Validation Record Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 42722 - MS08-014 - Microsoft - Excel Data Validation Record Remote Code Execution Issue (949029)
SecurityTracker: 1019582
Vulnerability Center: 17843 - [MS08-014] Microsoft Excel Data Validation Record Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0846

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 21:20
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (79), 08/06/2019 21:20 (5)
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