CVE-2007-1765

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a malformed ANI file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a similar issue to CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this issue might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-0038; if so, then use CVE-2007-0038 instead of this identifier.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 57.55% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464287/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20070328.html	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464345/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1151	vdb entry third party advisory
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_141860.htm	broken link
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=230	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23194	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935423.mspx	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017827	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=233	third party advisory
http://asert.arbornetworks.com/2007/03/any-ani-file-could-infect-you/	broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1765?: CVE-2007-1765 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1765?: To fix CVE-2007-1765, 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-2007-1765 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1765 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~58% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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