National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4019
Original release date:10/15/2008
Last revised:03/04/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Integer overflow in the REPT function in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file containing a formula within a cell, aka "Formula Parsing Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-288A
Name: TA08-288A
External Source: BID
Name: 31706
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS08-057
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32211
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: win-ms08kb956416-update(45581)
External Source: XF
Name: excel-rept-code-execution(45580)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021044
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2808
Type: Advisory
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6102
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBST02379
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBST02379