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CVE-2008-1091

Microsoft Office RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 and XP SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Office System SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Rich Text Format (.rtf) file with a malformed string that triggers a "memory calculation error" and a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Object Parsing Vulnerability."

Vulnerabilidad no especificada de Microsoft Word en Office 2000 y XP SP3, 2003 SP2 y SP3, y 2007 Office System SP1 y anteriores, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrariamente a través de un archivo de Formato de Texto Enriquecido (.rtf) con una cadena mal formada que provoca un “error de cálculo en memoria” y un desbordamiento de búfer basado en el montículo (heap), también conocido como “Vulnerabilidad de análisis sintáctico de Objeto.”

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page, open a malicious email, or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists when parsing malformed RTF documents. When processing a combination of RTF tags a heap overflow occurs. Successful exploitation can lead to remote compromise of a system under the credentials of the currently logged in user.

*Credits: wushi of team509
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-02-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-05-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-07 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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sp3
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp3
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2004
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mac
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2007
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2007_sp1
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2008
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mac
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Microsoft
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Office
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xp
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sp3
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Microsoft
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Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007
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*-
Affected
Microsoft
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Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007
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*sp1
Affected
Microsoft
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Word Viewer
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2003
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Word Viewer
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2003
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sp3
Affected