# CVE-2008-1434: Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 and XP SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Office System SP1 and earlier allows re

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free 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 an HTML document with a large number of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) selectors, related to a "memory handling error" that triggers memory corruption.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020014
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-026
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1504/references
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=700
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30143
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29105
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5012

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