CVE-2007-1749 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.7827.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Internet Explorer Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2007-08-14T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:06:26.244Z

Reserved: 2007-03-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-1749

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-08-14T22:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-1749

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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