CVE-2007-1946

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large width dimension in a crafted BMP image, as demonstrated by w4intof.bmp.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 39.65% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory blogspot.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23321	vdb entry
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2007/04/several-windows-image-viewers.html	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464726/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://osvdb.org/41553	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2558	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1946?: CVE-2007-1946 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1946?: To fix CVE-2007-1946, 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-2007-1946 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1946 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~40% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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