CVE-2007-0028: microsoft excel Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-0028 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 33.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 09-01-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, Viewer 2003, Office 2004 for Mac, and Office v.X for Mac does not properly handle certain opcodes, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLS file, which results in an "Improper Memory Access Vulnerability." NOTE: an early disclosure of this issue used CVE-2006-3432, but only CVE-2007-0028 should be used.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
33.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.74 pp
From 33.19% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft4 products
- excel2000 | 2002 | 2003
- excel_viewer2003
- office2000:sp3 | xp:sp3 | 2003:sp2 | 2004 | v.x
- works2004 | 2005
1 vendor · 4 products
References
12 links- www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-30.htmlX Refsource MISC
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A768VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FGA-2007-01.htmlX Refsource MISC
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docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-002Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS