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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-4024

CVE-2008-4024

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."

Affected products

14
  • Microsoft/Office2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_outlook:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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