CVE-2008-0117

Microsoft Excel <2000 SP3,2002 SP2,2004,2008 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0117. PoCs published by zha0.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided entry is a placeholder pointing to an external download (GitLab) for a RAR file, with no actual exploit code or technical details included. This matches the pattern of suspicious repos that lure researchers into downloading external content.

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."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb SUSPICIOUS VERIFIED
by zha0 · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5287

The provided entry is a placeholder pointing to an external download (GitLab) for a RAR file, with no actual exploit code or technical details included. This matches the pattern of suspicious repos that lure researchers into downloading external content.

Classification
Suspicious 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
N/a
Reliability
N/a
Target: Microsoft Office Excel (MS08-014)
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5508
Patch, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-071A.html
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28170
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120585858807305&w=2
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0846/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019587

Scores

EPSS 0.3336
EPSS Percentile 98.2%

Details

Status published
Products (12)
microsoft/compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint_2007
microsoft/excel 2000 sp3
microsoft/excel 2002 sp3
microsoft/excel 2003 sp2
microsoft/excel 2007
microsoft/excel_viewer 2003
microsoft/office 2000 sp3
microsoft/office 2003 sp2
microsoft/office 2004
microsoft/office 2007
... and 2 more
Published Mar 11, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026