9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2007-1749
Internet Explorer VML Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 14, 2007, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-1749 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 internet_explorer
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-2007-1749.

URL Resource
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26409 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html US Government Resource
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
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26409 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html US Government Resource
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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-1749 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-1749 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://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26409
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2874
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/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/ms07-050.mspx [Patch]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050 [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:1784 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-1749 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-1749 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

92.60 }} -2.26%

score

0.99234

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability