CVE-2008-3004 is a critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Office Excel and Excel Viewer, including Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac. It stems from improper validation of index values within AxesSet records when loading Excel files, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted Excel documents. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and potential for remote code execution, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xpCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.