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; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted control words in (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message, which triggers incorrect memory allocation and memory corruption, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4028
Published Dec 10, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 23.39%
Description
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; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted control words in (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message, which triggers incorrect memory allocation and memory corruption, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4028.
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 23.39% (0.23390) | 97.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 23.39% (0.23390) | 97.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 59.89% (0.59894) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 64.15% (0.64148) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 66.19% (0.66192) | 98.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.93% (0.74928) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 66.19% (0.66192) | 98.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 46.11% (0.46113) | 97.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 53.66% (0.53656) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 61.01% (0.61007) | 97.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 73.50% (0.73503) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 78.40% (0.78401) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 72.92% (0.72925) | 98.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 81.25% (0.81247) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 84.78% (0.84778) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 89.70% (0.89695) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 90.64% (0.90642) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 93.23% (0.93234) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 94.84% (0.94844) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.28% (0.96284) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.70% (0.33695) | 97.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 13, 2022 | 33.70% (0.33695) | 97.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 12, 2022 | 36.47% (0.36466) | 97.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 41.56% (0.41558) | 97.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- 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_VUPEN
- 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%3A5737 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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_VUPEN | |
| 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%3A5737 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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