CVE-2008-4024

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."
Code Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.3 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
microsoftCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 98%
VendorProductVersion
microsoftoffice_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
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microsoftoffice_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
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microsoftopen_xml_file_format_converter
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microsoftworks
8.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free
http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free
http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934