| Last Updated Date | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Release Date | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Severity | Critical |
| Impact | System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems. |
| Description | This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a remote code-execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office products.
This vulnerability is caused by the application's failure to examine invalid Object Records before processing them. A remote attacker may exploit this to execute arbitrary code. |
| Affected Products | Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
2007 Microsoft Office System and its Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 and its Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office for Mac
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Open XML File Format Converter for Mac |
| Recommended Actions | Apply the patch, available at the following website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-074.mspx |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-4264
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| Microsoft Bulletin ID | MS08-074 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-074.mspx |
| Reference/s | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32621 (BugTraq)
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