CVE-2008-3005

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 31.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Array index vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a crafted array index for a FORMAT record, aka the "Excel Index Array Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Office: 2000-sp3, xp-sp3, 2004, 2008

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=741
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31454
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30639
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020671
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5837
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=741
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31454

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