CVE-2007-1765
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a malformed ANI file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a similar issue to CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this issue might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-0038; if so, then use CVE-2007-0038 instead of this identifier.
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://asert.arbornetworks.com/2007/03/any-ani-file-could-infect-you/
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20070328.html
- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_141860.htm
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=230
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=233
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935423.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464287/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464345/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23194
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017827
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1151
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