CVE-2008-0118

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No confirmed exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 35%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, Excel Viewer 2003 up to SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption from an "allocation error," aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS v3
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EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
98.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 11, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (16)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-5320✓ verified
    First seen Mar 30, 2008

    Microsoft Office XP SP3 - '.PPT' File Buffer Overflow (MS08-016)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-31361✓ verified
    First seen Mar 7, 2008

    Microsoft Office 2000/2003/2004/XP - File Memory Corruption

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-0118?
CVE-2008-0118 is a none vulnerability published on March 11, 2008. Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, Excel Viewer 2003 up to SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption from an "allocation error," aka "Microsoft…
When was CVE-2008-0118 disclosed?
CVE-2008-0118 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 11, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-0118 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-0118 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2008-0118?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-0118, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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