9.3

CVE-2008-3004: microsoft office Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 12-08-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3004 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 32.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
32.17%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3; Office Excel Viewer 2003; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly validate index values for AxesSet records when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka the "Excel Indexing Validation Vulnerability."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

32.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 32.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
32.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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