CVE-2008-2244

Published: Jul 9, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the wild in July 2008, and as demonstrated by attachement.doc.

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Office Word

Microsoft

1 product

Office Word

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Office Word	Version 2002 sp3

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (22)

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-microsoft-word-could-allow-remote-code-execution.aspx

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4696

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/30975

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30124

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020447

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2028

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43663

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5897

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-microsoft-word-could-allow-remote-code-execution.aspx