CVE-2008-3471 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in multiple versions of Microsoft Excel, Excel Viewer, Office, and Open XML File Format Converter. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious BIFF file that triggers a user-influenced size calculation during parsing. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.