CVE-2008-4024
highpriority · attend · 47EPSS 0.289 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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."
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (12)
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft open xml file format converterall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-freeenisa_euvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934enisa_euvd
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