# CVE-2008-2244: Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-07-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/30975
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4696
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-microsoft-word-could-allow-remote-code-execution.aspx
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2028
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5897
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30124
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43663
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020447

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