CVE-2007-2227

Description

The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and Windows Mail in Windows Vista does not properly handle Content-Disposition "notifications," which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from other Internet Explorer domains, aka "Content Disposition Parsing Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 51.92% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-034	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://openmya.hacker.jp/hasegawa/security/ms07-034.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472002/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018233	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018234	vdb entry
http://archive.openmya.devnull.jp/2007.06/msg00060.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24410	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/25639	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/35346	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2154	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2085	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2227?: CVE-2007-2227 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2227?: To fix CVE-2007-2227, 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-2007-2227 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2227 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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