CVE-2008-2244

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file...

9.3 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

32.1%Down 14.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-2244
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2244
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2241 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2241
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7r7-qgmj-q7fh No score

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file...

Record: GHSA-w7r7-qgmj-q7fh
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft office word

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2244 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Office Word, published July 9, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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