CVE - CVE-2008-4837

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4837	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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."
References
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BUGTRAQ:20081209 ZDI-08-086: Microsoft Office Word Document Table Property Stack Overflow Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499064/100/0/threaded CERT:TA08-344A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html MISC:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-086 MISC:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-086/ MS:MS08-072 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5982 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5982 SECTRACK:1021370 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370 VUPEN:ADV-2008-3384 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20081031	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081031)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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