CVE-2007-0217

Description

The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP server response of a specific length that causes a terminating null byte to be written outside of a buffer, which causes heap corruption.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 76.22% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=473	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/31892	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22489	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613564	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017642	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0584	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24156	third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-016	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462303/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1141	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0217?: CVE-2007-0217 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0217?: To fix CVE-2007-0217, 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-2007-0217 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0217 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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