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 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

52.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2008-04-21

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/msworks_wkspi…

ExploitDB entries (3)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16649
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2008-1896
• CVE-2008-1903
• CVE-2008-1895
• CVE-2008-1904
• CVE-2008-1893
• CVE-2008-1906