CVE-2008-0117

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP2, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted conditional formatting values, aka "Excel Conditional Formatting Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 74.17% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory marc.info

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5508	vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28170	vdb entry patch
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019587	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0117?: CVE-2008-0117 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0117?: To fix CVE-2008-0117, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0117 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-0117 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~74% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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