CVE-2008-0109

N/A Unknown
Published: February 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Word in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2, and Office Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fields within the File Information Block (FIB) of a Word file, which triggers length calculation errors and memory corruption.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28901
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692417
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27656
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019374
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0511/references
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28901
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0511/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
30.9%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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