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CVE-2008-4024in critical feed

Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document wi…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
28.9%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a crafted lcbPlcfBkfSdt field in the File Information Block (FIB), which bypasses an initialization step and triggers an "arbitrary free," aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

28.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • coresecurity.com /files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021370 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3384 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • coresecurity.com /content/word-arbitrary-free · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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