CVE-2007-2221
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; or 7 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka the "Arbitrary File Rewrite Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23769
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2007-07.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/500753
- http://www.osvdb.org/34404
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23827
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33355
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1885
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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.