CVE-2008-4841
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…
- Published
- Updated
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- microsoft
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.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 6560 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 40 days later
· 40 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 43.0% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- 6560 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6050 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 32718 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32997 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3390 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA09-104A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 31399 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/960906.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-crash.doc.rar (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1021376 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 4711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- MS09-010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1024 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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