Microsoft Office 2000/2002/2004/2008 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Office 2000/2002/2004/2008. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3005. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2000/2002/2004/2008 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The bug was discovered 08/12/2008. The weakness was presented 08/12/2008 by iDefense with VeriSign (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3005 since 07/07/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3354 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50058 (MS08-043 / MS08-051: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066 / 949785) (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 110084 (Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS08-043)).

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 6286.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44092), Tenable (50058), SecurityFocus (BID 30639†), OSVDB (47408†) and Secunia (SA31454†). See VDB-43677, VDB-43678, VDB-43676 and VDB-43675 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 50058
Nessus Name: MS08-043 / MS08-051: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066 / 949785) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 900028
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (954066)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/excel_format_array_index
Saint Name: Microsoft Excel FORMAT record array index memory corruption

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2008-3005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43653

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X-Force: 44092
SecurityFocus: 30639 - Microsoft Excel Index Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 31454 - Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 47408 - CVE-2008-3005 - MS08-043 - Microsoft - Excel - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020671
Vulnerability Center: 19142 - [MS08-043] Microsoft Office Excel Index Array Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2347

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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/15/2019 16:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (93), 08/15/2019 16:44 (5)
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