CVE-2007-1749

Description

Integer underflow in the CDownloadSink class code in the Vector Markup Language (VML) component (VGX.DLL), as used in Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via compressed content with an invalid buffer size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 75.33% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26409	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2874	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1749?: CVE-2007-1749 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1749?: To fix CVE-2007-1749, 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-2007-1749 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1749 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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