 |
Name:
MS.Word.HTML.CSS.Double.Free
|
Released Date:
May 14 2008
|
Severity:
critical
|
CVE:
2008-1434
|
MS Bulletin:
ms08-026
|
Bugtraq:
29105
|
|
|
|
|
FortiGuard Center
> Vulnerability Encyclopedia
In-Depth Analysis
|
Description
|
This indicates an attempt to exploit a double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word.
The vulnerabilities are caused by an error that occurs when the vulnerable software handles a malicious DOC file. A remote attacker may exploit this to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOC file.
|
|
|
|
Impact
|
|
System compromise: remote code execution.
|
|
|
|
Affected Products
|
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
2007 Microsoft Office System
Microsoft Outlook 2007
2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1
Microsoft Outlook 2007 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
|
|
Aliases
|
|
References
|
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-026.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29105
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-1434
|
|
Recommended Actions
|
Apply the patch available from the following web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-026.mspx
|
|
