# CVE-2008-1898: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-04-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-for-wkimgsrv-dll.aspx
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28820
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16649
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/msworks_wkspictureinterface.rb

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