CVE-2008-0118 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 34.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, Excel Viewer 2003 up to SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption from an "allocation error," aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 34.84% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-03-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Office XP SP3 - '.PPT' File Buffer Overflow (MS08-016) | 2008-03-30 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Office 2000/2003/2004/XP - File Memory Corruption | 2008-03-07 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29321
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28146
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019578
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0848/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-016
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5190
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29321
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28146
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019578
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0848/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-016
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5190
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