CVE-2008-4265
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted...
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed object, which triggers memory corruption during the loading of records from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed object, which triggers memory corruption during the loading of records from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4265- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed object, which triggers memory corruption during the loading of records from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4248 No score
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed object, which triggers memory corruption during the loading of records from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4248- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5pp-pmr4-95cm No score
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted...
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed object, which triggers memory corruption during the loading of records from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-x5pp-pmr4-95cm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4265 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Office, published December 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-074
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5614
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3386
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=763
securitytracker.com/id?1021368
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4265
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5pp-pmr4-95cm