cve-2008-4841
HIGH vulncheck_kev
Description
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.
Timeline
- Published
- 2008-12-10 00:00 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2008-12-10
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
References
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Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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"cvss": 0.0,
"datePublished": "2008-12-10T00:00:00Z",
"dateUpdated": "2008-12-10T00:00:00Z",
"description": "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.",
"dueDate": "",
"id": "CVE-2008-4841",
"kev_catalogs": [
"vulncheck"
],
"knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
"product": "WordPad",
"requiredAction": "Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.",
"severity": "HIGH",
"source": "vulncheck_kev",
"title": "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Stack Overflow Vulnerability",
"vendor": "Microsoft"
}
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