CVE-2007-3958 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.

Published: 2007-07-24

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: 46.2% Moderate

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::::::::

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.4616.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/08/windows-extended-file-attributes-buffer.html
http://osvdb.org/43773
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25013
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35538
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4215

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 2000 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98se Windows Me Windows Nt Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-07-24T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:37:05.446Z

Reserved: 2007-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3958

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-07-24T18:30:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-3958

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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