HIGH
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
Published Feb 12, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 30.87%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
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
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
30.87% 0.30869
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.30869
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.87% (0.30869) | 98.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.87% (0.30869) | 98.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 58.05% (0.58048) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 55.78% (0.55780) | 97.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 21, 2025 | 53.82% (0.53823) | 97.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 59.47% (0.59472) | 98.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 70.01% (0.70011) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 59.47% (0.59472) | 98.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2025 | 83.63% (0.83632) | 98.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 79.91% (0.79908) | 98.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 78.53% (0.78534) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 68.12% (0.68120) | 98.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 67.82% (0.67822) | 98.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 54.56% (0.54562) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 54.22% (0.54217) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 56.32% (0.56324) | 97.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 60.86% (0.60855) | 97.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 60.48% (0.60480) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 66.70% (0.66704) | 97.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 62.13% (0.62131) | 97.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 68.68% (0.68679) | 97.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28901 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692417 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27656 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019374 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0511/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28901 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692417 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27656 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019374 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0511/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Feb 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 7, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0109
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a