CVE-2008-4030
Critical
Description
Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Outlook 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted control words in (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message, which triggers incorrect memory allocation and memory corruption, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4028.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Microsoft Office
PublishedDec 10, 2008
First seenDec 10, 2008
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft office | 2004, 2008 | — |
| microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft office_word_viewer | 2003 | — |
| microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter | No range specified | — |
| microsoft works | 8.0 | — |
| microsoft office_outlook | 2007 | — |
| microsoft office_word | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 | — |
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