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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5823 · published 2 January 2009

CVE-2008-5823: Microsoft money vulnerability

Microsoft · Money

An ActiveX control in prtstb06.dll in Microsoft Money 2006, when used with WScript in Windows Script Host (WSH) on Windows Vista, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation and application crash) via a zero value for the Startup property.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.4% · top 5.2% CWE-189 · CWE-189
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
8.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An ActiveX control in prtstb06.dll in Microsoft Money 2006, when used with WScript in Windows Script Host (WSH) on Windows Vista, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation and application crash) via a zero value for the Startup property.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47756
http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47756

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5823), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.