CVE-2008-4841Not scoredCWE-399

CVE-2008-4841: Microsoft Wordpad vulnerability

Microsoft · Wordpad

Vendor fix available · Affected: Microsoft Wordpad · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)

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43.0%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

98th percentile

050100

Higher than 98% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

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Exploitation: Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Resource Management Errors · Denial of Service
Vendor: Microsoft
Published: December 2008
Band: Likely to be exploited (10% or more), December 2008

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