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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.77386
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft officeall versions
microsoft worksall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

7
remoteMicrosoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX (Metasploit)verified
remoteMicrosoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflowverified
dosMicrosoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Denial of Service (PoC)verified
pocarchives.neohapsis.com · 0029.htmlarchives.neohapsis.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 28820www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 5460www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 5530www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD21 Apr 2008 · 05:05 PM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876
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