Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-4841 | First vendor Publication | 2008-12-10 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4841 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6050 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6050 | ||
| Title: | WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Stack Overflow Vulnerability | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4841 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Vista | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
SAINT Exploits
| Description | Link |
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| Microsoft WordPad Word 97 text converter XST buffer overflow | More info here |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-12-12 | Name : WordPad and Office Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability (960477) File : nvt/secpod_ms_wordpad_mult_vuln.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 50567 | Microsoft Windows WordPad Text Converter Unspecified Memory Corruption |
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-16 | IAVM : 2009-A-0032 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in WordPad and Office Text Converters Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0018752 |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-19 | Microsoft Office Word WordPerfect converter buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 31032 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-06-19 | Microsoft Office Word WordPerfect converter buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 31031 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office WordPad and Office text converters integer underflow attempt RuleID : 23557 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office WordPad and Office text converters integer underflow attempt RuleID : 23556 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office WordPad and Office text converters integer underflow attempt RuleID : 23356 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office Word Converter XST structure buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 17406 - Revision : 10 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office Word Converter XST structure buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 17405 - Revision : 11 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office Word Converter XST structure buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 17404 - Revision : 13 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office WordPad and Office text converters integer underflow attempt RuleID : 15469 - Revision : 17 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office WordPad and Office Text Converters PlcPcd aCP buffer overflo... RuleID : 15467 - Revision : 17 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office WordPad WordPerfect 6.x converter buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 15466 - Revision : 13 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
| 2014-01-10 | Microsoft Office WordPad and Office Text Converters XST parsing buffer overfl... RuleID : 15455 - Revision : 9 - Type : FILE-OFFICE |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-15 | Name : It is possible to execute arbitrary code on the remote Windows host using a t... File : smb_nt_ms09-010.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2024-11-28 23:12:45 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:22:30 |
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| 2018-10-13 00:22:44 |
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| 2017-09-29 09:23:47 |
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| 2016-06-29 00:02:01 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:58:28 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:47:07 |
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| 2014-01-19 21:25:23 |
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| 2013-11-11 12:38:05 |
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