Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2008-0081
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted macros, aka "Macro Validation Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3490.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:57.91%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-908 ↗CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | excel | 2000, 2002, 2003 |
| microsoft | excel_viewer | 2003 |
| microsoft | office | 2004 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
57.908%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2008-01-03T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2008-01-16T22:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2008-01-15 |
| Last Updated | 2025-01-17T15:12:25 |
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