Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (954066)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900028");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:05+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:05 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-08-19 14:38:55 +0200 (Tue, 19 Aug 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3003", "CVE-2008-3004", "CVE-2008-3005", "CVE-2008-3006");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_name("Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (954066)");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl", "secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl", "secpod_ms_office_detection_900025.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/Office/Ver", "SMB/Office/Excel/Version");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30638");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30639");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30640");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing critical security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS08-043.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - index values are not properly validated when loading Excel files into memory.

  - an error during processing/parsing of certain array indexes and record
   values when loading Excel files into memory.

  - a password strings to remote data sources are not being properly deleted even
   when configured to not store credentials.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Excel 2002/XP/2003/2007

  - Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003/2007");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Remote attackers could be able to corrupt memory locations via a
  specially crafted Excel (.xls) files.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

officeVer = get_kb_item("MS/Office/Ver");

if(officeVer && officeVer =~ "^(9|1[0-2])\.")
{
  excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
  if(!excelVer || excelVer !~ "^(9|1[0-2])\."){
    exit(0);
  }

  if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"9.0", test_version2:"9.0.0.8970")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
  else if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"10.0", test_version2:"10.0.6844")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
  else if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"11.0", test_version2:"11.0.8219")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
  else if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6323.4999")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}