CVE-2007-0943 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) strings that trigger memory corruption during parsing, related to use of out-of-bounds pointers.

Published: 2007-08-14

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 62.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.62534.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/26419
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018562
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0701.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/36397
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25288
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2869
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-045
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1673

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2007-08-14T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:21.382Z

Reserved: 2007-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0943

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-14T21:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0943

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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