{
    "id": "CVE-2008-1898",
    "published": "2008-04-21 17:05:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:52:42",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.52033",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98921",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "works"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16649",
            "title": "Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-09-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16649"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "5530",
            "title": "Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2008-05-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "5460",
            "title": "Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Denial of Service (PoC)",
            "date": "2008-04-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html",
        "http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-for-wkimgsrv-dll.aspx",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28820",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html",
        "http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-for-wkimgsrv-dll.aspx",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491027/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28820",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5460",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5530"
    ]
}