Microsoft re-issues Excel patch
Microsoft yesterday had to re-issue a patch for an Excel vulnerability, after admitting it caused calculation errors in software using Office's Visual Basic for Applications.
The flaw, first addressed in the software maker's monthly Patch Tuesday bulletin issued last week, was rated 'critical' because it could be exploited by hackers to gain unauthorised control of an unprotected PC's systems.
The update, MS08-014, was supposed to fix the zero-day flaw in the spreadsheet application that entices users to click on malicious Excel files. At the time, Microsoft said versions 2000, 2002 and 2003 and 2003 Service Pack (SP) 1 and 2 versions of Excel were affected, although Excel 2007 or Excel 2003 SP3 users were not at risk.
