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CVE-2008-4028

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 38.06%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects Microsoft, Office. Its EPSS score suggests a 38.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-4028
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
38.06%
Microsoft Office

Original NVD Description

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.