01 Record
CVE-2008-0237
The Microsoft Rich Textbox ActiveX Control (RICHTX32.OCX) 6.1.97.82 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by invoking the insecure SaveFile method.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The Microsoft Rich Textbox ActiveX Control (RICHTX32.OCX) 6.1.97.82 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by invoking the insecure SaveFile method.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 20.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-01-11 02:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 07:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-01-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b88fe23c1b83d88d5271a6be6d9e835733b702d1a3b298d251733fc4bd4a93c0
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commicrosoft-richtextbox-file-overwrite(39557)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39557
- shinnai.altervista.orghttp://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_DZVN8CwCha0I2fI3NeEs.html
- www.exploit-db.com4874https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4874
- www.securityfocus.com27201http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27201