Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-0081 - Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, Excel Viewer and Office
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 5 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Exploit-Db
description | Microsoft Office Excel Code Execution Exploit (MS08-014). CVE-2008-0081,CVE-2008-0111,CVE-2008-0112,CVE-2008-0114,CVE-2008-0115,CVE-2008-0116,CVE-2008-0117. ... |
id | EDB-ID:5287 |
last seen | 2016-01-31 |
modified | 2008-03-21 |
published | 2008-03-21 |
reporter | zha0 |
source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/5287/ |
title | Microsoft Office Excel - Code Execution Exploit MS08-014 |
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_MS_OFFICE_MAR2008.NASL description The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Office that is affected by several vulnerabilities. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel or Office file, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user last seen 2019-10-28 modified 2010-10-20 plugin id 50056 published 2010-10-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50056 title MS08-014 / MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029 / 949030) (Mac OS X) code #TRUSTED 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 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(50056); script_version("1.21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2018/07/14"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2008-0081", "CVE-2008-0111", "CVE-2008-0112", "CVE-2008-0114", "CVE-2008-0115", "CVE-2008-0116", "CVE-2008-0117", "CVE-2008-0118" ); script_bugtraq_id(27305, 28094, 28095, 28146, 28166, 28167, 28168, 28170); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-014"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-016"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"949029"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"949030"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"949357"); script_name(english:"MS08-014 / MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029 / 949030) (Mac OS X)"); script_summary(english:"Check version of Microsoft Office"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Office that is affected by several vulnerabilities. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel or Office file, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms08-014"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms08-016"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2004 for Mac and Office 2008 for Mac."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_cwe_id(94); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/01/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/03/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/10/20"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2008::mac"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/packages"); exit(0); } include("misc_func.inc"); include("ssh_func.inc"); include("macosx_func.inc"); if(sshlib::get_support_level() >= sshlib::SSH_LIB_SUPPORTS_COMMANDS) enable_ssh_wrappers(); else disable_ssh_wrappers(); function exec(cmd) { local_var buf, ret; if (islocalhost()) buf = pread(cmd:"/bin/bash", argv:make_list("bash", "-c", cmd)); else { ret = ssh_open_connection(); if (!ret) exit(1, "ssh_open_connection() failed."); buf = ssh_cmd(cmd:cmd); ssh_close_connection(); } return buf; } packages = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/packages"); if (!packages) exit(0, "The 'Host/MacOSX/packages' KB item is missing."); uname = get_kb_item("Host/uname"); if (!uname) exit(1, "The 'Host/uname' KB item is missing."); if (!egrep(pattern:"Darwin.*", string:uname)) exit(1, "The host does not appear to be using the Darwin sub-system."); # Gather version info. info = ''; installs = make_array(); prod = 'Office 2008 for Mac'; plist = "/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/MicrosoftComponentPlugin.framework/Versions/12/Resources/Info.plist"; cmd = 'cat \'' + plist + '\' | ' + 'grep -A 1 CFBundleShortVersionString | ' + 'tail -n 1 | ' + 'sed \'s/.*string>\\(.*\\)<\\/string>.*/\\1/g\''; version = exec(cmd:cmd); if (version && version =~ "^[0-9]+\.") { version = chomp(version); if (version !~ "^12\.") exit(1, "Failed to get the version for "+prod+" - '"+version+"'."); installs[prod] = version; ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++) ver[i] = int(ver[i]); fixed_version = '12.0.1'; fix = split(fixed_version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(fix); i++) fix[i] = int(fix[i]); for (i=0; i<max_index(fix); i++) if ((ver[i] < fix[i])) { info += '\n Product : ' + prod + '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : ' + fixed_version + '\n'; break; } else if (ver[i] > fix[i]) break; } prod = 'Office 2004 for Mac'; cmd = GetCarbonVersionCmd(file:"Microsoft Component Plugin", path:"/Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Office"); version = exec(cmd:cmd); if (version && version =~ "^[0-9]+\.") { version = chomp(version); if (version !~ "^11\.") exit(1, "Failed to get the version for "+prod+" - '"+version+"'."); installs[prod] = version; ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++) ver[i] = int(ver[i]); fixed_version = '11.4.1'; fix = split(fixed_version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(fix); i++) fix[i] = int(fix[i]); for (i=0; i<max_index(fix); i++) if ((ver[i] < fix[i])) { info += '\n Product : ' + prod + '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : ' + fixed_version + '\n'; break; } else if (ver[i] > fix[i]) break; } # Report findings. if (info) { gs_opt = get_kb_item("global_settings/report_verbosity"); if (gs_opt && gs_opt != 'Quiet') security_hole(port:0, extra:info); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { if (max_index(keys(installs)) == 0) exit(0, "Office for Mac is not installed."); else { msg = 'The host has '; foreach prod (sort(keys(installs))) msg += prod + ' ' + installs[prod] + ' and '; msg = substr(msg, 0, strlen(msg)-1-strlen(' and ')); msg += ' installed and thus is not affected.'; exit(0, msg); } }
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS08-014.NASL description The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel that is subject to various flaws that could allow arbitrary code to be run. An attacker may use this to execute arbitrary code on this host. To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have it open it with Microsoft Excel. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 31413 published 2008-03-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31413 title MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(31413); script_version("1.41"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:30"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2008-0111", "CVE-2008-0112", "CVE-2008-0114", "CVE-2008-0115", "CVE-2008-0116", "CVE-2008-0117", "CVE-2008-0081" ); script_bugtraq_id(27305, 28094, 28095, 28166, 28167, 28168, 28170); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-014"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"943889"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"943985"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"946974"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"946976"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"946979"); script_name(english:"MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029)"); script_summary(english:"Determines the version of Excel.exe"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Excel."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel that is subject to various flaws that could allow arbitrary code to be run. An attacker may use this to execute arbitrary code on this host. To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have it open it with Microsoft Excel."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2008/ms08-014"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released a set of patches for Excel 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_cwe_id(94); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/01/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/03/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/03/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_dependencies("smb_nt_ms02-031.nasl", "office_installed.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks'); exit(0); } include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("audit.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = 'MS08-014'; kbs = make_list("943889", "943985", "946974", "946976", "946979"); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport"); # # Excel # vuln = 0; list = get_kb_list("SMB/Office/Excel/*/ProductPath"); if (!isnull(list)) { foreach item (keys(list)) { v = item - 'SMB/Office/Excel/' - '/ProductPath'; if(ereg(pattern:"^9\..*", string:v)) { # Excel 2000 - fixed in 9.0.0.8968 office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2000/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3) { sub = ereg_replace(pattern:"^9\.00?\.00?\.([0-9]*)$", string:v, replace:"\1"); if(sub != v && int(sub) < 8968 ) { vuln++; kb = '946979'; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } else if(ereg(pattern:"^10\..*", string:v)) { # Excel XP - fixed in 10.0.6841.0 office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XP/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3) { middle = ereg_replace(pattern:"^10\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1"); if(middle != v && int(middle) < 6841 ) { vuln++; kb = '946976'; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } else if(ereg(pattern:"^11\..*", string:v)) { # Excel 2003 - fixed in 11.0.8169.0 (SP3) office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2003/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 2) { middle = ereg_replace(pattern:"^11\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1"); if(middle != v && int(middle) < 8169) { vuln++; kb = '943985'; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } else if(ereg(pattern:"^12\..*", string:v)) { # Excel 2007 - fixed in 12.0.6300.5000 office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2007/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 0) { middle = ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1"); low = ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)$", string:v, replace:"\1"); # 12.0.6214.100 (SP1) is not affected if(middle != v && ( int(middle) < 6214 || int(middle) == 6124 && int(low) < 1000) ) { vuln++; kb = '946974'; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } } } # # Excel Viever # list = get_kb_list("SMB/Office/ExcelViewer/*/ProductPath"); if (!isnull(list)) { foreach item (keys(list)) { v = item - 'SMB/Office/ExcelViewer/' - '/ProductPath'; if (v && ereg(pattern:"^11\..*", string:v)) { # Excel Viwever 2003 - fixed in 11.0.8169.0 (SP3) middle = ereg_replace(pattern:"^11\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1"); if(middle != v && int(middle) < 8169) { vuln++; kb = '943889'; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } } if (vuln) { set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE); hotfix_security_hole(); exit(0); } audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
Oval
accepted | 2014-06-30T04:11:02.264-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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description | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
family | windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5546 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2008-03-11T11:40:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title | Macro Validation Vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
version | 16 |
Saint
bid | 27305 |
description | Microsoft Excel rtAFDesc record invalid pointer access |
id | win_patch_excel2000,win_patch_excelxp,win_patch_excel2003,win_patch_excelview |
osvdb | 40344 |
title | excel_rtafdesc |
type | client |
Seebug
bulletinFamily exploit description BUGTRAQ ID: 27305 CVE ID:CVE-2008-0081 CNCVE ID:CNCVE-20080081 Microsoft Excel是一款流行的电子表格处理程序。 Microsoft Excel处理头字段数据存在问题,远程攻击者可以利用漏洞以应用程序进程权限执行任意指令。 目前没有详细漏洞细节提供。 Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 0 + Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac 0 Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2 Microsoft Excel 2002 + Microsoft Office XP - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 95 SR2 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Excel 2000 0 厂商解决方案 目前没有解决方案提供: <a href=http://office.microsoft.com/excel target=_blank>http://office.microsoft.com/excel</a> id SSV:2845 last seen 2017-11-19 modified 2008-01-22 published 2008-01-22 reporter Root title Microsoft Excel头字段解析远程代码执行漏洞 bulletinFamily exploit description BUGTRAQ ID: 28095,28166,28170,27305 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2008-0112,CVE-2008-0114,CVE-2008-0117,CVE-2008-0081 Excel是微软Office办公软件家族中的电子表格工具。 Excel导入文件时处理数据的方式、处理Style记录数据的方式、处理条件格式值和处理宏的方式存在多个代码执行漏洞,如果用户受骗打开了恶意的Excel文件,就会触发这些漏洞,导致执行任意指令。 Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2 Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 临时解决方法: * 在打开未知或不可信任来源的文件时,使用Microsoft Office隔离转换环境(MOICE)。 * 使用Microsoft Office文件阻断策略以防止打开未知或不可信任来源的Office 2003及更早版本的文档。可使用以下注册表脚本为Office 2003设置文件阻断策略: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security\FileOpenBlock] "BinaryFiles"=dword:00000001 * 不要打开不可信任来源或可信任来源意外接收到的Microsoft Office文件。 厂商补丁: Microsoft --------- Microsoft已经为此发布了一个安全公告(MS08-014)以及相应补丁: MS08-014:Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029) 链接:<a href=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-014.mspx?pf=true target=_blank>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-014.mspx?pf=true</a> id SSV:3025 last seen 2017-11-19 modified 2008-03-14 published 2008-03-14 reporter Root title Microsoft Excel多个远程代码执行漏洞(MS08-014)
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28506
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699
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- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546