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CVE-2008-4024 Details

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."

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No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934	CVE
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free	CVE
http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934	[email protected]
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free	[email protected]
http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-94	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft office	2004 2008 2000 sp3 2003 sp3 xp sp3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004::mac::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008::mac::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007::sp1::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office word viewer	2003 2003 sp3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft open xml file format converter	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:::mac:::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft works	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office outlook	2007 2007 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office word	2000 sp3 2002 sp3 2003 sp3 2007
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2000:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2003:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2007:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office system	sp1 2007
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:office_system::2007::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:office_system:sp1:2007:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 10, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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