CVE-2007-2237

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI+, GdiPlus.dll) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ICO file with an InfoHeader containing a Height of zero, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.58% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24346 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290961 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2083 vdb entry broken link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4044 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018202 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470746/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/GdiPlus.pdf broken link
http://osvdb.org/38494 vdb entry broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34743 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2237?
CVE-2007-2237 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2237?
To fix CVE-2007-2237, 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-2007-2237 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2237 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~65% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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