CVE-2008-1455

high

Description

A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, and 2007 through SP1; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 through SP1; and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with crafted list values that trigger memory corruption, aka "Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5555

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020676

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30579

http://secunia.com/advisories/31453

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-08-13

Updated: 2018-10-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High