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CVE-2008-4841

high · 9.3

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.

9.3
CVSS
43.0%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2008-12-10
Published

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftwordpadall versions
microsoftwordpadunknown
microsoftwindows_2000all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2003all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2003all versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions

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References

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