CVE-2008-1091 in the critical feed json
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 and XP SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Office System SP1 and earlier allows remo…
published 2008-05-13 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1102
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 40.5%
- EPSS 40.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified 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 a Rich Text Format (.rtf) file with a malformed string that triggers a "memory calculation error" and a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Object Parsing Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
40.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-026
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30143
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/492020/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/29104
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/543907
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1504/references
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5494
vdb-entry, signature
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1020013
vdb-entry
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-08-023
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-1091
- NVD CVE-2008-1091
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