CVE-2008-4019: microsoft excel Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4019 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 34.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-10-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in the REPT function in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file containing a formula within a cell, aka "Formula Parsing Vulnerability."

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.