Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2007-0038
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.729 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server — versions gold, sp1, sp2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-0038?
- CVE-2007-0038 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-03-30.
- Is CVE-2007-0038 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.