CVE-2008-4024 Information

Description

Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3 and 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a crafted lcbPlcfBkfSdt field in the File Information Block (FIB) which bypasses an initialization step and triggers an \arbitrary free\ aka \Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\

Reference

http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free http://www.coresecurity.com/files/attachments/CORE-2008-0228-Word.pdf http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499086/100/0/threaded http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021370 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3384 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-072 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A5934