HIGH
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 Dec 10, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 28.88%
Description
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."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 2004
- 2008
- n/a
- n/a
- 2003
- 2003
- n/a
- 8.0
Configuration 2
AND
OR
- 2007
- 2007
- 2000
- 2002
- 2003
- 2007
Running on/with
OR
- 2000
- 2003
- xp
- n/a
- sp1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
28.88% 0.28876
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.28876
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 (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 28.88% (0.28876) | 98.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28.88% (0.28876) | 97.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 1, 2025 | 57.49% (0.57487) | 98.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 59.78% (0.59783) | 98.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.10% (0.66096) | 97.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 59.78% (0.59783) | 98.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 86.23% (0.86232) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 84.45% (0.84455) | 98.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 82.69% (0.82691) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 79.47% (0.79469) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2024 | 80.55% (0.80553) | 98.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 79.25% (0.79249) | 98.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 81.05% (0.81052) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 88.92% (0.88922) | 98.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 90.66% (0.90664) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 94.13% (0.94133) | 99.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 94.26% (0.94264) | 99.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 94.11% (0.94108) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 93.83% (0.93833) | 98.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 94.26% (0.94264) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 94.90% (0.94902) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.49% (0.95494) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 13, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 12, 2022 | 49.76% (0.49756) | 98.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Dec 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4024
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a