CVE-2008-0117: microsoft excel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-0117 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 33.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 11-03-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
33.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 33.36% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundMicrosoft Excel - Code Execution (MS08-014)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft3 products
- excel2000:sp3 | 2002:sp3 | 2003:sp2 | 2007
- excel_viewer2003
- officeEOL2000:sp3 | 2003:sp2 | 2004 | 2007 | 2008 | xp:sp3
1 vendor · 3 products
References
7 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5508VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-014Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS