CVE-2008-1434
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 and XP SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Office System SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with a large number of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) selectors, related to a "memory handling error" that triggers memory corruption.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=700
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30143
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29105
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020014
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1504/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-026
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5012
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.