CVE-2008-0117
highpriority · attend · 59EPSS 0.334 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-5287Microsoft Excel - Code Execution (MS08-014)functional · exploit_db
affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft compatibility pack word excel powerpoint 2007all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28170enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019587enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/referencesenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5508enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2nvd
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