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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 triggers an "arbitrary free," aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published

2008-12-10T14:00:00.783

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-94
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application microsoft office 2004 Yes
Application microsoft office 2008 Yes
Application microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 * Yes
Application microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 * Yes
Application microsoft office_word_viewer 2003 Yes
Application microsoft office_word_viewer 2003 Yes
Application microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter * Yes
Application microsoft works 8.0 Yes
Application microsoft office_outlook 2007 Yes
Application microsoft office_outlook 2007 Yes
Application microsoft office_word 2000 Yes
Application microsoft office_word 2002 Yes
Application microsoft office_word 2003 Yes
Application microsoft office_word 2007 Yes
Application microsoft office 2000 No
Application microsoft office 2003 No
Application microsoft office xp No
Operating System microsoft office_system * No
Operating System microsoft office_system sp1 No
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