CVE-2008-4841
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 10, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 31, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 6560exploit
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6050vdb-entrysignature
- 32718vdb-entry
- 32997third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-3390vdb-entry
- TA09-104Athird-party-advisory
- 31399vdb-entry
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960906.mspx
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar
- 1021376vdb-entry
- 4711third-party-advisory
- MS09-010vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-1024vdb-entry
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