CVE-2008-0109 in the critical feed json
Word in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2, and Office Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code v…
published 2008-02-12 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0122
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 30.9%
- EPSS 30.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Word in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2, and Office Word Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fields within the File Information Block (FIB) of a Word file, which triggers length calculation errors and memory corruption.
Exploit prediction
30.87% 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
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-009
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0511/references
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28901
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/27656
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/692417
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1019374
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5073
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-0109
- NVD CVE-2008-0109
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