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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-0038

Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 72.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih block of a RIFF .ANI, cur, or .ico file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a variant of CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-1765; if so, then CVE-2007-0038 should be preferred.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
72.88% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.