CVE-2008-0109

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 53.82% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27656 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0511/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28901 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692417 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019374 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0109?
CVE-2008-0109 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0109?
To fix CVE-2008-0109, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0109 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0109 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~54% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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