CVE-2008-4019
Microsoft Excel - Remote Code Execution via REPT Function Integer Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
Integer overflow in the REPT function 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 SharePoint Server 2007 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 an Excel file containing a formula within a cell, aka "Formula Parsing Vulnerability."
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45580
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021044
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2808
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-057
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45581
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6102
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32211
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31706
Scores
EPSS
0.3442
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (9)
microsoft/excel
2003 sp2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/excel
2007 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/excel_viewer
microsoft/excel_viewer
2003 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office
2004
microsoft/office
2008
microsoft/office_compatibility_pack
2007 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/open_xml_file_format_converter
microsoft/sharepoint_server
2007 (4 CPE variants)
Published
Oct 15, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026