CVE-2008-2244 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited…
published 2008-07-09 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2241
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 32.1%
- EPSS 32.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
32.14% 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-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30975
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- isc.sans.org /diary.html?storyid=4696
- microsoft.com /technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- blogs.technet.com /msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-microsoft-word-could-allow-remote-code-execution.aspx
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2028
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5897
vdb-entry, signature
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/30124
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/43663
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1020447
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-2244
- NVD CVE-2008-2244
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