CVE-2007-0612
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Multiple ActiveX controls in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by accessing the bgColor, fgColor, linkColor, alinkColor, vlinkColor, or defaultCharset properties in the (1) giffile, (2) htmlfile, (3) jpegfile, (4) mhtmlfile, (5) ODCfile, (6) pjpegfile, (7) pngfile, (8) xbmfile, (9) xmlfile, (10) xslfile, or (11) wdfile objects in (a) mshtml.dll; or the (12) TriEditDocument.TriEditDocument or (13) TriEditDocument.TriEditDocument.1 objects in (b) triedit.dll, which cause a NULL pointer dereference.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0547.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-January/052057.html
- http://osvdb.org/32628
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2199
- http://www.determina.com/security.research/vulnerabilities/activex-bgcolor.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458443/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22288
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31867
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.