CVE-2008-2244 (GCVE-0-2008-2244)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-09 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:58Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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Date Public
2008-07-08 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c7925bf3-7747-40f1-a985-2d933d79301f
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2008-07-09
Asserted: 2008-07-09
Scope
Notes: Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the... | Affected: Microsoft / Office Word 2002 SP3 | CVSS: 9.3 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.32139 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2008-2244 |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | Office Word 2002 SP3 |
| Added Date | 2008-07-09T22:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.3 |
| Epss Score | 0.32139 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.98268 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2008-2244 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
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Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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