CVE-2008-1898
What it is
A certain ActiveX control in WkImgSrv.dll 7.03.0616.0, as distributed in Microsoft Works 7 and Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an invalid WksPictureInterface property value, which triggers an improper function call.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 52.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 52.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
- It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 52.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft Office 2007
- Microsoft Works 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-for-wkimgsrv-dll.aspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28820
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-for-wkimgsrv-dll.aspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28820
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530