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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.730 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.729 · newest: 0.730 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions gold, sp1, sp2
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2542 (third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1854 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/24659 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.html (US Government Resource, 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.