Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP2 and SP3 does not properly validate data in the VBA Performance Cache when processing an Office document with an embedded object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file containing a crafted value, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, array index errors, and memory corruption, aka "Calendar Object Validation Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3477 is rated High Risk (69.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 71.28%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-01-22 | 73.25% | 71.28% | -1.98% |
| 2 | 2025-12-28 | 65.70% | 73.25% | +7.56% |
| 3 | 2025-12-27 | — | 65.70% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |