CVE-2008-1898
A certain ActiveX control in WkImgSrv.dll 7.03.0616.0, as distributed in Microsoft Works 7 and...
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.
Exploit likelihood
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1898- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1898- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1898 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1898- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q85g-qvvf-hm5m No score
A certain ActiveX control in WkImgSrv.dll 7.03.0616.0, as distributed in Microsoft Works 7 and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-q85g-qvvf-hm5m- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX (Metasploit) | 2010-09-25 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Denial of Service (PoC) | 2008-04-17 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Works 7 - 'WkImgSrv.dll' ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow | 2008-05-02 |
| Metasploit | Microsoft Works 7 WkImgSrv.dll WKsPictureInterface() ActiveX Code Execution | 2008-11-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1898 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Office, published April 21, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/06/05/why-there-wont-be-a-security-update-for-wkimgsrv-dll.aspx
exploit-db.com/exploits/5530
securityfocus.com/bid/28820
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0029.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41876
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1898
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q85g-qvvf-hm5m