CVE-2007-0942
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls,"…
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Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls," which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 32.20% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23769Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/34399
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23769Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/34399
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.