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.

CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28820	Exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html	Exploit
http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-for-wkimgsrv-dll.aspx
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:7.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2008-04-21 10:05

Updated : 2018-10-11 13:37

NVD link : CVE-2008-1898

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1898

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

Products Affected

microsoft

works
office

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