Description
Word in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2, and Office Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fields within the File Information Block (FIB) of a Word file, which triggers length calculation errors and memory corruption.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28901Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692417US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27656
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019374
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0511/referencesVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28901Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692417US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27656
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019374
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0511/referencesVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 12, 2008
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified