CVE-2008-4024
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…
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Description
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 28.88% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007 · microsoft/office word viewer · microsoft/open xml file format converter · microsoft/works · microsoft/office outlook · microsoft/office word
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free
- http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free
- http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.