Microsoft · Office Excel · CVE-2008-0117
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Microsoft Excel versions 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP2
Microsoft Office versions 2004 and 2008 for Mac
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted conditional formatting values. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Excel handles conditional formatting values. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a malformed file which could be hosted on a specially crafted or compromised Web site, or included as an e-mail attachment.
**Recommendations**
For Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, update to a version that is not affected by this issue.
For Microsoft Excel 2002 SP2, update to a version that is not affected by this issue.
For Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, update to a version that is not affected by this issue.
For Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, update to a version that is not affected by this issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of conditional formatting values in Excel until a patch is available.