What it is
CVE-2008-2244 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3. Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2008-2244
Office Word 2002 SP3
Microsoft / Office Word 2002 SP3
- Severity
- CVSS 9.3 · High
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 32.1%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Microsoft / Office Word 2002 SP3.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Office Word 2002 SP3
Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the wild in July 2008, and as demonstrated by attachement.doc.
- Published
- 09 Jul 2008
- Exploitation Reported
- 09 Jul 2008
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- —
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- —
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2244
- HPSBST02360 marc.info · Vendor Advisory http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- 30975 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30975
- TA08-225A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
- ADV-2008-2028 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2028
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5897 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
- 30124 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30124
- microsoft-word-unspecified-code-execution(43663) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43663
- 1020447 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020447
- isc.sans.org/diary.html isc.sans.org · CVE Record http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4696
- microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx microsoft.com · CVE Record http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953635.mspx
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-mic... blogs.technet.com · CVE Record http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/07/08/vulnerability-in-mic...
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2008-07-09 22:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
32.1%
Weaknesses
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
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- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2008-2244
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2008-2244",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 9.3,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.32139,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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