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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 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.

CVSS 9.3 · CriticalBuzz score 11.9

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Evidence

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  • Find potential exploit conditions in Microsoft Office documentsHelp Net Security

    OfficeCat is a command line utility developed by the Sourcefire VRT that can be used to process Microsoft Office Documents to determine the presence of potential exploit conditions in the file. Officecat is available for Windows and Linux. Vulnerabilities checked by OfficeCat: CVE-2006-0001 CVE-2006-1301 CVE-2006-1306 CVE-2006-1308 CVE-2006-1540 CVE-2006-2492 CVE-2006-3014 CVE-2006-3086 CVE-2006-3431 CVE-2006-3432 CVE-2006-3493 CVE-2006-3590 CVE-2006-3656 CVE-2006-3864 CVE-2006-3865 CVE-2006-3875 CVE-2006-3876 CVE-2006-3877 CVE-2006-4534 CVE-2006-4694 CVE-2006-4700 CVE-2006-4701 CVE-2006-5994 CVE-2006-5995 CVE-2006-6456 CVE-2006-6561 CVE-2007-0027 CVE-2007-0030 CVE-2007-0031 CVE-2007-0515 CVE-2007-0671 CVE-2007-1203 CVE-2007-1214 … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comNov 2, 2009, 3:02 PM

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