9.3

CVE-2008-1898: microsoft office Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 21-04-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1898 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 52.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 6 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
52.03%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits6reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 21-04-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

52.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 52.03% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
52.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

6 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Denial of Service (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Show all 6 exploits
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    Microsoft Works 7 WkImgSrv.dll WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX Code Execution

    exploit/windows/fileformat/msworks_wkspictureinterface

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

7 links