CVE-2008-4841

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.6

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

74.55

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB923561)	Windows
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923561)	Windows
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB923561)	Windows
Security Update for Office 2000 (KB921606)	Windows
Security Update for Office XP (KB933399)	Windows
Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB923561)	Windows
Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB923561)	Windows

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234