CVE-2008-0105 describes a critical vulnerability in the Microsoft Works 6 File Converter, affecting Office 2003 SP2/SP3, Works 8.0, and Works Suite 2005. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .wps file containing malicious section header index table information. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.