Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1898

Public exploit exists!
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.
Published 2008-04-21 17:05:00
Updated 2018-10-11 20:37:51
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute codeDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1898

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.71%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2008-1898

  • Microsoft Works 7 WkImgSrv.dll WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX Code Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2008-11-28
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/fileformat/msworks_wkspictureinterface
    The Microsoft Works ActiveX control (WkImgSrv.dll) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system. By passing a negative integer to the WksPictureInterface method, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the vi

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1898

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-1898

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-1898

Products affected by CVE-2008-1898

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