CVE-2008-1092

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 25.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in msjet40.dll before 4.0.9505.0 in Microsoft Jet Database Engine allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word file, as exploited in the wild in March 2008. NOTE: as of 20080513, Microsoft has stated that this is the same issue as CVE-2007-6026.

Affected products

Microsoft Word for Android: 2000-sp3, 2002-sp3, 2003-sp2, 2003_sp3, 2007, 2007_sp1

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/936529
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/950627.mspx
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019686
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-028
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41380
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/936529
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/950627.mspx
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019686
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-028
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41380

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