CVE-2008-4837

Published: Dec 10, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; and Microsoft Works 8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document that contains a malformed table property, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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-119

Affected Products

microsoft

commercial·US

officeDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

office word viewerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

open xml file format converterOn-premDesktop App

Operating Systems / windows

worksOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software

office outlookOn-prem

Operating Systems / windows

office wordOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499064/100/0/threaded

securityfocus.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370

securitytracker.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html

us-cert.gov

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