CVE-2008-1091
highpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.405 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 and XP SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Office System SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Rich Text Format (.rtf) file with a malformed string that triggers a "memory calculation error" and a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Object Parsing Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (22)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30143enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/543907enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492020/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29104enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020013enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1504/referencesenisa_euvd
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