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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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 32.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.