CVE-2008-2244
Description
Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the wild in July 2008, and as demonstrated by attachement.doc.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
microsoft
commercial·US
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-microsoft-word-could-allow-remote-code-execution.aspx
blogs.technet.com
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4696
isc.sans.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
marc.info
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