CVE-2008-4024
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4024 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-12-10 14:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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." |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2000 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2003 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | xp | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2004 | All | mac | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2008 | All | mac | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007 | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007 | All | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Outlook | 2007 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Outlook | 2007 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Office System | All | 2007 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Office System | sp1 | 2007 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Word | 2000 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Word | 2002 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Word | 2003 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Word | 2007 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Word Viewer | 2003 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office Word Viewer | 2003 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Open Xml File Format Converter | All | All | mac | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Works | 8.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-344A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-072 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | |
| Page not found | Core Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.coresecurity.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Core Security Technologies | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.coresecurity.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.