Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2008-2244 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Microsoft Word Client/Desktop applications / Office applications Microsoft Office Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
Vendor | Microsoft |
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU1267
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2244
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when handling malformed Word files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install update from vendor's website:
Microsoft Word 2002 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c7146dfc-e1be-4d13-877b-1d9bcacc4a64
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms08-026
Microsoft Word 2003 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=13a37b76-9fec-426f-8176-3c95f934efe0
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms08-026
Microsoft Word 2003 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=13a37b76-9fec-426f-8176-3c95f934efe0
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms08-026
Microsoft Word: 2002 - 2003
Microsoft Office: 2003 - XP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms08-042.aspx
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?