| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2008-0118 (CCN-40888) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2008-03-11 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2008-03-11 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2026-06-16 | ||||||||
| Summary: | Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, Excel Viewer 2003 up to SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption from an "allocation error," aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." | ||||||||
| CVSS v40 Severity: | |||||||||
| CVSS v3.x Severity: | 10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) 6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
6.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-94 | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Access | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2008-0118 Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: CCN Type: SA29321 Microsoft Office Two Code Execution Vulnerabilities Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com Source: CCN Type: SECTRACK ID: 1019578 Microsoft Office and Excel Memory Corruption Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code Source: CCN Type: ASA-2008-115 MS08-016 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949030) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096 Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-028 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (2639185) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-029 Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2680352) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-057 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (2731879) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-064 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2742319) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-065 Vulnerability in Microsoft Works Could Allow Remote Code Execution (KB2754670) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-079 Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2780642) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-043 Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2830399) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-072 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2845537) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-085 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885080) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-086 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885084) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-001 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2916605) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-017 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2949660) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-034 Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2969261) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-048 Vulnerability in OneNote Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2977201) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-061 Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000434) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-069 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3009710) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-081 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017301) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-083 Vulnerabilities in MicrosoftExcel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017347) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-081 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3080790) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-099 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089664) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-110 Security Updates for Microsoft Office (3096440) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-116 Security Updates for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3104540) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-131 Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3116111) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-004 Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution - Critical (3124585) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-015 Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3134226) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-029 Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3141806) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-042 Security Update for Microsoft Office (3148775) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-054 Security Update for Microsoft Office (3155544) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-070 Security Update for Office (3163610) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-088 Security Updates for Office (3170008) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-099 Security Update for Office (3177451) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-107 Security Update for Microsoft Office (3185852) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-121 Security Update for Microsoft Office (3194063) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-133 Security Update for Microsoft Office (3199168) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-148 Security Update for Microsoft Office (3204068) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-002 Security Update for Microsoft Office (3214291) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-013 Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (4013075) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-014 Security Update for Microsoft Office (4013241) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-016 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949030) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-055 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-036 Vulnerabilities in COM validation in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (983235 Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-056 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269638) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269707) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-079 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293194) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-087 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423930) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-105 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Graphics Filters Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (968095) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-021 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-023 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489293) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-045 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2537146) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505) Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: CCN Type: BID-28146 Microsoft Office File Memory Corruption Vulnerability Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN office-allocation-code-execution(40888) Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Type: UNKNOWN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Source: secure@microsoft.com Type: UNKNOWN secure@microsoft.com | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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