Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-4266 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in Microsoft products

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN

Summary

Array index vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel spreadsheet with a NAME record that contains an invalid index value, which triggers stack corruption, aka "Excel Global Array Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Msbulletin

bulletin_idMS08-074
bulletin_url
date2008-12-09T00:00:00
impactRemote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id959070
knowledgebase_url
severityCritical
titleVulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS08-074.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel that is subject to various flaws that may 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 id35073
    published2008-12-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35073
    titleMS08-074: Microsoft Excel Multiple Method Remote Code Execution (959070)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
     script_id(35073);
     script_version("1.35");
     script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:30");
    
     script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4265", "CVE-2008-4264", "CVE-2008-4266");
     script_bugtraq_id(32618, 32621, 32622);
     script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-074");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958372");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958434");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958435");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958436");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958437");
     script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"958442");
    
     script_name(english:"MS08-074: Microsoft Excel Multiple Method Remote Code Execution (959070)");
     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 may 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/ms08-074");
     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(399);
    
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/12/09");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/09");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/10");
    
     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_viewer");
     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 = 'MS08-074';
    kbs = make_list("958372", "958434", "958435", "958436", "958437", "958442");
    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 9.0.0.8974
          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]*)$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(sub != v && int(sub) < 8974 ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '958435';
              hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
            }
          }
        }
        else if(ereg(pattern:"^10\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel XP - fixed in 10.0.6850.0
          office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XP/SP");
          if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3)
          {
            middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^10\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(middle != v && int(middle) < 6850 ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '958372';
              hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
            }
          }
        }
        else if(ereg(pattern:"^11\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel 2003 - fixed in 11.0.8237.0
          office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2003/SP");
          if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3)
          {
            middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^11\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(middle != v && int(middle) < 8237 ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '958436';
              hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
            }
          }
        }
        else if(ereg(pattern:"^12\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel 2007 - fixed in 12.0.6331.5000
          office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2007/SP");
          if (!isnull(office_sp) && (office_sp == 0 && office_sp == 1))
          {
            middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            low =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)$", string:v, replace:"\1");
            if(middle != v && ( ( int(middle) < 6331  || ( int(middle) == 6331 && int(low) < 5000) ) ) ) {
              vuln++;
              kb = '958437';
              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/' - '/ProdutPath';
        if (v && ereg(pattern:"^11\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel Viwever 2003 - fixed in 11.0.8237.0
          middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^11\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
          if(middle != v && int(middle) < 8237 ) {
            vuln++;
            kb = '958434';
            hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
          }
        }
        else if (v && ereg(pattern:"^12\..*", string:v))
        {
          # Excel Viwever 2003 - fixed in 12.0.6331.5000
          middle =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^12\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1");
          if(middle != v && int(middle) < 6331 ) {
            vuln++;
            kb = '958442';
            hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    if (vuln)
    {
      set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
      hotfix_security_hole();
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
    
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_MS_OFFICE_DEC2008.NASL
    descriptionThe 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 Word file, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user
    last seen2019-10-28
    modified2010-10-20
    plugin id50060
    published2010-10-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50060
    titleMS08-072 / MS08-074: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173 / 959070) (Mac OS X)
    code
    #TRUSTED 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
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(50060);
      script_version("1.18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2018/07/14");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2008-4024",
        "CVE-2008-4025",
        "CVE-2008-4026",
        "CVE-2008-4027",
        "CVE-2008-4028",
        "CVE-2008-4031",
        "CVE-2008-4264",
        "CVE-2008-4266"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        32579,
        32580,
        32581,
        32583,
        32585,
        32594,
        32621,
        32622
      );
      script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-072");
      script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-074");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"959070");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"957173");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"960401");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"960402");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"960403");
    
      script_name(english:"MS08-072 / MS08-074: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173 / 959070) (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 Word 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/ms08-072");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms08-074");
      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: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_cwe_id(399);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/12/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/09");
      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 = '12.1.5';
      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 = '11.5.3';
      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 = '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 = '1.0.2';
      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;
    }
    
    
    # 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);
      }
    }
    

Oval

accepted2014-06-30T04:11:07.399-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameJeff Ito
    organizationSecure Elements, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameJosh Turpin
    organizationSymantec Corporation
  • 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 Viewer 2003 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:439
descriptionArray index vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel spreadsheet with a NAME record that contains an invalid index value, which triggers stack corruption, aka "Excel Global Array Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5808
statusaccepted
submitted2008-12-09T13:52:00-05:00
titleExcel Global Array Memory Corruption Vulnerability
version14

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionBUGTRAQ ID: 32618,32622,32621 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2008-4265,CVE-2008-4266,CVE-2008-4264 Excel是微软Office套件中的电子表格工具。 Excel在解析记录和公式时存在多个内存破坏漏洞,在验证NAME记录中的索引值时存在栈破坏漏洞。如果用户打开带有畸形对象的特制Excel文件,这些漏洞可能允许远程执行代码。成功利用此漏洞的攻击者可以完全控制受影响的系统。攻击者可随后安装程序;查看、更改或删除数据;或者创建拥有完全用户权限的新帐户。 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 2002 SP3 Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 临时解决方法: * 不要打开或保存从不受信任来源或从受信任来源意外收到的Microsoft Office文件。 * 在Word客户端系统上,当打开来自未知来源或不可信来源的文件时使用Microsoft Office隔离转换环境(MOICE)。 厂商补丁: Microsoft --------- Microsoft已经为此发布了一个安全公告(MS08-074)以及相应补丁: MS08-074:Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959070) 链接:<a href=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-074.mspx?pf=true target=_blank>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-074.mspx?pf=true</a>
idSSV:4554
last seen2017-11-19
modified2008-12-11
published2008-12-11
reporterRoot
titleMicrosoft Excel畸形对象解析远程代码执行漏洞(MS08-074)