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CVE-2008-0116 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-03	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2	CVE
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5212	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489430/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28168	CVE	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019586	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html	CVE	PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-03	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2	[email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5212	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489430/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28168	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019586	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html	[email protected]	PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]
CWE-94	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft excel	2000 sp3 2002 sp3 2003 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft excel viewer	2003
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office	2004 2008
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004::mac::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008::mac::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 12, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2008-0116 Details

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