Home / bulletins MS08-043 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066) - Version:1.1
Posted on 14 August 2008
There is an newer version: MS08-043 - Version: 1.3
CriticalSeverity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.1 (August 13, 2008): Added an entry to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update section to communicate that the file information in the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 954066 has been updated. Also changed the bulletin replacement information for Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1.Summary: This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Other versions
- MS08-043 - Version: 1.0
- MS08-043 - Version: 1.1
- MS08-043 - Version: 1.2
- MS08-043 - Version: 1.3
