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CVE-2008-3477 Details

Description

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3 does not properly validate data in the VBA Performance Cache when processing an Office document with an embedded object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file containing a crafted value, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, array index errors, and memory corruption, aka "Calendar Object 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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=746 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 CVE
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32211 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45566 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3477
NVD Published Date:
Oct 15, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-3477 Details - Not Deferred