Is CVE-2008-4028 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 38%.

What products does CVE-2008-4028 affect?

Tracked products affected include Word. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4028?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2008-4028

Q: What is CVE-2008-4028?

CVE-2008-4028 is a high-severity software vulnerability (Memory corruption) with a CVSS score of 9.3. Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Outlook 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2

HIGH severity · CVSS 9.3 · Memory corruption

9.3CVSS HIGH

Summary

Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Outlook 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted control words related to multiple Drawing Object tags in (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message, which triggers incorrect memory allocation and a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4030.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexity—

Privileges required—

User interaction—

Confidentiality impact—

Integrity impact—

Availability impact—

Exploit probability (EPSS)38%

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products we track (1)

Word

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2008-4028

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Additional information