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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 43.0% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4820)
- Published
- December 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4820 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / wordpad
- microsoft / wordpad
References
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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