CVE-2008-4031 in the critical feed json
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; Office…
published 2008-12-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4016
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 23.4%
- EPSS 23.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed string 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."
Exploit prediction
23.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% 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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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5952
vdb-entry, signature
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securitytracker.com
/id?1021370
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3384
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4031
- NVD CVE-2008-4031
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