ID:535 - Exploit for Memory Corruption in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2008-0112

 
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ID:535 - Exploit for Memory Corruption in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2008-0112

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1260
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-0112
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office for macOS

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a boundary error when importing files into Excel. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Remediation