CVE-2008-0116

Description

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed tags in rich text, aka "Excel Rich Text Validation Vulnerability."

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-20, CWE-94

References

• http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-03
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489430/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28168
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019586
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html