CVE-2008-0116: microsoft excel Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0116 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 48.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 11-03-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.