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TI-2008-03861 Aliases CVE-2008-4024GHSA-xh93-p895-vcfc

Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allow remote…

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-94Published · 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-94.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.28876 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 · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*2004VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*2008VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2003VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2000 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2002 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2000 sp3Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*xp sp3Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:office_system:*:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:office_system:sp1:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*sp1 2007Running onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp3 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:office_system:*:2007:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:office_system:sp1:2007:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp1 2007 Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4024
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh93-p895-vcfc

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

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  • TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01588 Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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