Description
Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a crafted lcbPlcfBkfSdt field in the File Information Block (FIB), which bypasses an initialization step and triggers an "arbitrary free," aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
- Microsoft / office2008 – 2008
- Microsoft / office2004 – 2004
- Microsoft / office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
- Microsoft / office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
- Microsoft / office_outlook2007 – 2007
- Microsoft / office_outlook2007 – 2007
- Microsoft / office_word2007 – 2007
- Microsoft / office_word2000 – 2000
- Microsoft / office_word2002 – 2002
- Microsoft / office_word2003 – 2003
- Microsoft / office_word_viewer2003 – 2003
- Microsoft / office_word_viewer2003 – 2003
- Microsoft / open_xml_file_format_converter
- Microsoft / works8.0 – 8.0
References
- MISChttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934
- MISChttp://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
- MISChttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384
- MISChttp://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free