CVE-2007-1749 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer underflow in the CDownloadSink class code in the Vector Markup Language (VML) component (VGX.DLL), as used in Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via compressed content with an invalid buffer size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2007-08-14

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 78.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.78471.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26409
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2874
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2007-08-14T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:06:26.244Z

Reserved: 2007-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1749

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-14T22:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1749

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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