Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4837
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; and Microsoft Works 8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document that contains a malformed table property, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4837
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 93.20%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4837
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4837
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4837
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499064/100/0/threaded
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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-086
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-086/
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
US Government Resource
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5982
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384
Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2008-4837
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*