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TI-2008-02153 Aliases CVE-2008-2244GHSA-w7r7-qgmj-q7fh

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the wild in July 2008, and as demonstrated by attachement.doc.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.32139 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2002 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2244
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7r7-qgmj-q7fh

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2009-00543 Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-04617 Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-03865 Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Outlook 2007… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-02990 Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-03864 Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-03862 Integer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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