# CVE-2008-0113: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 up to SP3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 up to SP3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel document with malformed cell comments that trigger memory corruption from an "allocation error," aka "Microsoft Office Cell Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-008
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29321
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-016
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5421
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489415/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0848/references
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019578
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5320

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