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    CVE-2008-0081

    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.

    Published:Jan 16, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 16, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.81775
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel Viewer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5287

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-85875 (CVSS 5.5) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.…
    CVE-2026-81948 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81950 (CVSS 7.8) — Double free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81949 (CVSS 7.8) — Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code local…
    CVE-2026-81953 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81959 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81951 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81388 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81957 (CVSS 7.8) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81395 (CVSS 5.5) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.…

    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28506
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28506
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1019200
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/947563.mspx
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27305
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0146
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39699
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5546

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High