Integer overflow 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; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message containing an invalid number of points for a polyline or polygon, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability."
Published Dec 10, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.94%
Description
Integer overflow 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; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message containing an invalid number of points for a polyline or polygon, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2004
- 2008
- n/a
- n/a
- 2003
- 2003
- n/a
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- 2007
- 2007
- 2000
- 2002
- 2003
- 2007
Running on/with
- 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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (29 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 32.94% (0.32943) | 98.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.94% (0.32943) | 98.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 65.69% (0.65689) | 98.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 69.46% (0.69458) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 71.24% (0.71239) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.97% (0.74969) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 71.24% (0.71239) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 49.46% (0.49464) | 97.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 25.18% (0.25181) | 96.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 31.82% (0.31822) | 97.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 47.63% (0.47629) | 97.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 55.30% (0.55299) | 97.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 74.65% (0.74647) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 79.35% (0.79347) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 82.04% (0.82036) | 98.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 84.18% (0.84176) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 88.80% (0.88796) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 90.01% (0.90007) | 98.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 91.53% (0.91529) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 91.36% (0.91360) | 98.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 92.37% (0.92369) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 92.10% (0.92099) | 98.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 89.15% (0.89150) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 92.43% (0.92428) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.86% (0.91856) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.60% (0.40600) | 98.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 13, 2022 | 40.60% (0.40600) | 98.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 12, 2022 | 43.56% (0.43565) | 97.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 48.89% (0.48886) | 98.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-21/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499054/100/0/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%3A5682 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-21/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499054/100/0/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%3A5682 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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