9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-4841
Microsoft WordPad RTF Word 97 File Remote Code Execution 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2008, 2 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4841 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_server_2003
3 Microsoft windows_xp
4 Microsoft wordpad
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-4841.

URL Resource
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32997 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4711
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021376
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960906.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31399
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32718
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3390
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6050
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32997 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4711
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021376
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960906.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31399
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32718
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3390
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6050
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4841 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4841 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32997
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4711
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1021376
    Added Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960906.mspx
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31399
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32718
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3390
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1024
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6050
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-010.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-010 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6050 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6560 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6560 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6050 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4841 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4841 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.60 }} 7.94%

score

0.99560

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability