THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4841
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4841

Wordpad vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
43.0%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Wordpad
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-12-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 43.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4841

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Wordpad is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4841.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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