Note that there is no 12.1.6 update in the sequence the previous patch level was 12.1.5. The update package also bundles up all the previous patches to Office 2008, which lends it heft (it weighs in at over 150 MB) but simplifies matters if you're a few revs behind. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to create a specially-configured Excel file that, when opened, would allow full control of the target machine. There's an update in town, and it's all about locking it down: the 12.1.7 update to Microsoft Office 2008 (available within the suite via the software update tool, or downloadable from Microsoft) closes two security holes present in multiple versions of Microsoft Excel and first acknowledged by the company in February.
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