CVE-2008-2244

High PUBLISHED

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the...

Microsoft · Office Word 2002 SP3

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Exploited in the wild

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Confidence

High

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Observed in Sensors

Attempts (30d)

—

Unique Attacker IPs

—

CISA KEV

Not yet in CISA KEV

CVSS / EPSS

9.3 High

At a Glance

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.

CVE Published: Jul 09, 2008
Exploitation Reported: Jul 09, 2008
CVSS: 9.3 High
EPSS: —

Remote Unauthenticated

Affected Versions

Vendor	Product	Version	Status
n/a	n/a	n/a	Affected

CVE References

HPSBST02360 marc.info · Vendor Advisory http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
30975 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30975
TA08-225A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
ADV-2008-2028 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2028
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5897 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...

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30124 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30124
microsoft-word-unspecified-code-execution(43663) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43663
1020447 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020447
isc.sans.org/diary.html isc.sans.org · CVE Record http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4696
microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx microsoft.com · CVE Record http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx
blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-mic... blogs.technet.com · CVE Record http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-mic...

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CVE First	2008-07-09 22:00 UTC

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "epss_score": null,
  "exploit_status": {
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