Microsoft Works 7.0 ActiveX Control wkimgsrv.dll improper input validation
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Works 7.0. This affects the function improper
in the library wkimgsrv.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A certain ActiveX control in WkImgSrv.dll 7.03.0616.0, as distributed in Microsoft Works 7 and Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an invalid WksPictureInterface property value, which triggers an improper function call.
The bug was discovered 04/17/2008. The weakness was published 04/21/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1898 since 04/21/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/09/2019).
The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6102.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41876) and Exploit-DB (5460).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Highly functional
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Saint ID: exploit_info/microsoft_works_wkimgsrv
Saint Name: Microsoft Works WkImgSrv.dll ActiveX Control WksPictureInterface vulnerability
MetaSploit ID: msworks_wkspictureinterface.rb
MetaSploit Name: Microsoft Works 7 WkImgSrv.dll WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX Code Execution
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-1898 (🔍)
X-Force: 41876
Vulnerability Center: 18254 - Microsoft Works Denial of Service via WkImgSrv.dll, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28820 - Microsoft Works 7 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 44458 - Microsoft - Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/09/2019 16:34
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (73), 08/09/2019 16:34 (5)
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