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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3006 · published 12 August 2008

CVE-2008-3006: Microsoft office vulnerability

Microsoft · Office

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack 2007 Gold and SP1; Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly parse Country record values when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka the "Excel Record Parsing Vulnerability."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 36% · top 1.6% CWE-399 · CWE-399
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
36%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack 2007 Gold and SP1; Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1; and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac do not properly parse Country record values when loading Excel files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka the "Excel Record Parsing Vulnerability."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31454 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31455 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495428/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30640
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020672
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-048/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5561
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31454 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31455 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495428/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30640
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020672
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-048/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5561

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3006), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.