CVE-2007-0038

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 90.08% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory determina.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2542 third party advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24659 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded mailing list
http://www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.asp vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017 vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/33629 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464459/100/100/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464340/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0038?
CVE-2007-0038 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0038?
To fix CVE-2007-0038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0038 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-0038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~90% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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