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CVE-2008-4024

Published: Dec 10, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
28.9%
Top 2.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

n/an/a
officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007microsoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office word viewermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
open xml file format convertermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
docs.microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934
oval.cisecurity.org
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Timeline

Published
Dec 10, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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