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CVE-2008-1091 Detail

Description

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."


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30143 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/30143 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/543907 US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/543907 US Government Resource 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492020/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492020/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29104
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29104
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020013
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020013
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1504/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1504/references
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-023
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-023
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-026
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-026
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5494
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5494

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1091
NVD Published Date:
05/13/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Microsoft Corporation