CVE-2008-4024

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