CVE-2007-5133

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain PNG file with a large tEXt chunk that possibly triggers an integer overflow in PNG chunk size handling, as demonstrated by badlycrafted.png.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 56.09% Top 5%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480594/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480854/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480706/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480827/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25816 vdb entry exploit
http://osvdb.org/45521 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480864/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5133?
CVE-2007-5133 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5133?
To fix CVE-2007-5133, 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-2007-5133 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5133 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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