CVE-2008-1434

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 and XP SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Office System SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with a large number of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) selectors, related to a "memory handling error" that triggers memory corruption.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 60.48% 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
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020014 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-026 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1504/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=700 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30143 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29105 patch vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5012 signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1434?
CVE-2008-1434 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1434?
To fix CVE-2008-1434, 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-2008-1434 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1434 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~60% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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