CVE-2008-1092 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine (msjet40.dll) affecting various Windows operating systems and Microsoft Word. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Word file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it poses a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in March 2008, though no public exploit code or significant community discussion is currently evident.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003_sp3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003_sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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