Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2008-4841
The WordPad Text Converter for Word 97 files in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .doc, (2) .wri, or (3) .rtf Word 97 file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in December 2008. NOTE: As of 20081210, it is unclear whether this vulnerability is related to a WordPad issue disclosed on 20080925 with a 2008-crash.doc.rar example, but there are insufficient details to be sure.
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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: 0.430 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.430 · newest: 0.430 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560 (exploit)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6050 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32718 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32997 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3390 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31399 (vdb-entry)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960906.mspx (Vendor Advisory)
- milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar (Exploit)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)