9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2007-0038
Microsoft Windows Animated Cursor Code Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih block of a RIFF .ANI, cur, or .ico file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a variant of CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-1765; if so, then CVE-2007-0038 should be preferred.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2007, 8:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0038 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_2003_server
3 Microsoft windows_vista
4 Microsoft windows_xp
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2007-0038 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0038.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24659 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2542
http://www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.asp Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/33629
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464340/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464459/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24659 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2542
http://www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.asp Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/33629
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464340/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464459/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0038 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE exploits and PoCs

cve exploit poc

Assembly C Shell Python HTML

Updated: 16 hours, 41 minutes ago
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Born at : June 30, 2025, 6:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : March 9, 2025, 10:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 26, 2024, 1:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 233 different CVEs too.

Collection of Windows Privilege Escalation (Analyse/PoC/Exploit)

Updated: 1 month ago
419 stars 79 fork 79 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2021, 3:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 276 different CVEs too.

IE7 buffer overflow through an ANI file

Python HTML

Updated: 5 years, 3 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 29, 2019, 11:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-0038 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0038 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24659
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2542
    Added Reference http://www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.asp
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/33629
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464340/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464459/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.html
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093A.html
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464340/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464459/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464459/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464340/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-017.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://milw0rm.com/exploits/3634 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1854 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33301 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

90.08 }} 0.78%

score

0.99568

percentile