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$ cve CVE-2007-0031 JSON

CVE-2007-0031 EXPLOIT

9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.9% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF8 spreadsheet with a PALETTE record that contains a large number of entries.

Scoring

CVSS9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS41.93% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2007-01-09
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (4)

VendorProduct
microsoftexcel
microsoftexcel viewer
microsoftoffice
microsoftworks

Public exploits

References

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