fkie_cve-2008-3003
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-08-12 23:41
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Gold and SP1 does not properly delete the PWD (password) string from connections.xml when a .xlsx file is configured not to save the remote data session password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information and obtain access to a remote data source, aka the "Excel Credential Caching Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31454Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020669
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31454Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020669
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft office 2007
microsoft office 2007
microsoft office 2007


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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Office Excel 2007 de Microsoft Gold y SP1, no elimina apropiadamente la cadena PWD (contrase\u00f1a) del archivo connections.xml cuando se configura un archivo .xlsx para no guardar la contrase\u00f1a de sesi\u00f3n de datos remota, lo que permite a los usuarios locales obtener informaci\u00f3n confidencial y obtener acceso a una fuente de datos remota, tambi\u00e9n se conoce como la \"Excel Credential Caching Vulnerability\"."
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  "id": "CVE-2008-3003",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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