CVE-2008-2244

Description

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the wild in July 2008, and as demonstrated by attachement.doc.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.22% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30975 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4696
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-microsoft-word-could-allow-remote-code-execution.aspx
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2028 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5897 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30124 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43663 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020447 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2244?
CVE-2008-2244 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2244?
To fix CVE-2008-2244, 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-2008-2244 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2244 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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