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CVE-2008-0105· NVD / CVE Program· CNA microsoft

Microsoft Works 6 File Converter, as used in Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, Works 8.0, and Works Suite 2005, allows remote attackers to execute ar

Microsoft Works 6 File Converter, as used in Office 2003 SP2 and SP3, Works 8.0, and Works Suite 2005, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .wps file with crafted section header index table information, aka "Microsoft Works File Converter Index Table Vulnerability."

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Feb 12, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
43.8% · 99th percentile
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Action score

50

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
13 / 30 · 43.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
microsoftoffice
microsoftworks

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • microsoft office2003
  • microsoft works2005
  • microsoft works8.0

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2008-02-13

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. First PoCsame day
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+6805 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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