CVE-2008-1898

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Published Apr 21, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 52.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 52.0% (52.033% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Works

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 21, 2008, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:40 AM
Reserved: Apr 21, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 21, 2008, 5:05 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM

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