CVE-2008-1434
highpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.309 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Use-after-free 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 an HTML document with a large number of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) selectors, related to a "memory handling error" that triggers memory corruption.
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)
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- 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 (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=700enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30143enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29105enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020014enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1504/referencesenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-026enisa_euvd
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