Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-3471 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Microsoft products

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
microsoft
CWE-787
critical
nessus

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF file with a malformed record that triggers a user-influenced size calculation, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_MS08-057.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Excel that is affected by several vulnerabilities. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel file, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user
    last seen2019-10-28
    modified2010-10-20
    plugin id50059
    published2010-10-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50059
    titleMS08-057: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416) (Mac OS X)
    code
    #TRUSTED 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
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(50059);
      script_version("1.17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2018/07/14");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3471", "CVE-2008-4019");
      script_bugtraq_id(31705, 31706);
      script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-057");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"956416");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958267");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958304");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958312");
    
      script_name(english:"MS08-057: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416) (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 Excel that
    is affected by several vulnerabilities.
    
    If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a
    specially crafted Excel 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/ms08-057");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2004 for Mac,
    Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter 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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
      script_cwe_id(189);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/10/14");
      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_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:::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", "Host/uname");
    
      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(1, "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 = '12.1.3';
      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 = '11.5.2';
      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 = 'Open XML File Format Converter for Mac';
    plist = "/Applications/Open XML Converter.app/Contents/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);
      installs[prod] = version;
    
      ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
      for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
        ver[i] = int(ver[i]);
    
      fixed_version = '1.0.1';
      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;
    }
    
    
    # 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 / Open XML File Format Converter 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 familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS08-057.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel that is subject to various flaws which 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 seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34402
    published2008-10-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34402
    titleMS08-057: Microsoft Excel Multiple Method Remote Code Execution (956416)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
     script_id(34402);
     script_version("1.33");
     script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:30");
    
     script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3477", "CVE-2008-3471", "CVE-2008-4019");
     script_bugtraq_id(31702, 31705, 31706);
     script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-057");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"955461");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"955464");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"955466");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"955468");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"955470");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"955935");
    
     script_name(english:"MS08-057: Microsoft Excel Multiple Method Remote Code Execution (956416)");
     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 which 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/ms08-057");
     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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
     script_cwe_id(189, 399);
    
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/14");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/10/14");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/10/15");
    
     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_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack");
     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 = 'MS08-057';
    kbs = make_list("955461", "955464", "955466", "955468", "955470", "955935");
    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 9.0.0.8972
          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]*)$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(sub != v && int(sub) < 8972 ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '955461';
              hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
            }
          }
        }
        else if(ereg(pattern:"^10\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel XP - fixed in 10.0.6847.0
          office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XP/SP");
          if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3)
          {
            middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^10\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(middle != v && int(middle) < 6847 ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '955464';
              hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
            }
          }
        }
        else if(ereg(pattern:"^11\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel 2003 - fixed in 11.0.8231.0
          office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2003/SP");
          if (!isnull(office_sp) && (office_sp == 2 || office_sp == 3))
          {
            middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^11\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(middle != v && int(middle) < 8231 ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '955466';
              hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
            }
          }
        }
        else if(ereg(pattern:"^12\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel 2007 - fixed in 12.0.6324.5001
          office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2007/SP");
          if (!isnull(office_sp) && (office_sp == 0 && office_sp == 1))
          {
            middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            low =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(middle != v && ( ( int(middle) < 6324  || ( int(middle) == 6324 && int(low) < 5001) ) ) ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '955470';
              hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    
    
    #
    # Excel Viewer
    #
    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 11.0.8231.0
          middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^11\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
          if(middle != v && int(middle) < 8231 ) {
            vuln++;
            kb = '955935';
            hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
          }
        }
        else if (v && ereg(pattern:"^12\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel Viwever 2003 - fixed in 12.0.6325.5000
          middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
          if(middle != v && int(middle) < 6325) {
            vuln++;
            kb = '955468';
            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

accepted2014-06-30T04:11:05.461-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameSudhir Gandhe
    organizationSecure Elements, Inc.
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationGideon Technologies, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameJosh Turpin
    organizationSymantec Corporation
  • nameMaria Kedovskaya
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • commentMicrosoft Excel 2000 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:758
  • commentMicrosoft Excel 2002 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:473
  • commentMicrosoft Excel 2003 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:764
  • commentMicrosoft Excel 2007 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:1745
  • commentMicrosoft Excel Viewer 2003 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:439
  • commentMicrosoft Excel Viewer 2007 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6006
  • commentMicrosoft Office Compatibility Pack is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:1853
descriptionStack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF file with a malformed record that triggers a user-influenced size calculation, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5750
statusaccepted
submitted2008-10-14T13:33:00
titleFile Format Parsing Vulnerability
version28

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionBUGTRAQ ID: 31705 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2008-3471 Excel是微软Office办公套件中的电子表格工具。 Excel在解析BIFF文件格式时使用文件中记录的内容计算拷贝用户提供数据的栈缓冲区的大小,如果远程攻击者在记录中设置了特制的记录值的话,就可能触发栈溢出,导致执行任意指令。 Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 Microsoft Excel Viewer Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1 Microsoft Excel 2007 Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2 Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Microsoft --------- Microsoft已经为此发布了一个安全公告(MS08-057)以及相应补丁: MS08-057:Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416) 链接:<a href=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-057.mspx?pf=true target=_blank>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-057.mspx?pf=true</a>
idSSV:4250
last seen2017-11-19
modified2008-10-16
published2008-10-16
reporterRoot
titleMicrosoft Excel BIFF文件格式解析栈溢出漏洞(MS08-057)