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."
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5934
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free
Scores
EPSS
0.2888
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (11)
microsoft/office
2004
microsoft/office
2008
microsoft/office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office_outlook
2007 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office_word
2000 sp3
microsoft/office_word
2002 sp3
microsoft/office_word
2003 sp3
microsoft/office_word
2007
microsoft/office_word_viewer
2003 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/open_xml_file_format_converter
... and 1 more
Published
Dec 10, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026