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CVE-2008-4027


Double free vulnerability in 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; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; and Office 2004 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) RTF file or (2) rich text e-mail message with multiple consecutive Drawing Object ("\do") tags, which triggers a "memory calculation error" and memory corruption, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability."


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4027 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2008-12-10T14:00:00.830

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-399

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

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.