Improper input validation in Microsoft Office
CVE-2008-1898
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.520 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.520 · newest: 0.520 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2003, 2007
- Microsoft Works — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-fo…
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530 (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28820 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1898?
- CVE-2008-1898 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2008-04-21.
- Is CVE-2008-1898 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.