9.3CVSSCRITICAL
Description
Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Outlook 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted control words in (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message, which triggers incorrect memory allocation and memory corruption, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4028.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
securitytracker.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
us-cert.gov
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384
vupen.com
and 2 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Dec 10, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
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