CVE-2008-1092

Summary

CVECVE-2008-1092
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-25 16:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in msjet40.dll before 4.0.9505.0 in Microsoft Jet Database Engine allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word file, as exploited in the wild in March 2008. NOTE: as of 20080513, Microsoft has stated that this is the same issue as CVE-2007-6026.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2002 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2003 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2003_sp3 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2007 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2007_sp1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Vulnerability Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-028 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/950627.mspx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.microsoft.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Jet Database Buffer Overflow in 'msjet40.dll' Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code via Word Documents af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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