CVE-2007-0038
highpriority · attend · 73EPSS 0.731 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (18)
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- EDB-3617Microsoft Windows - Animated Cursor '.ani' Local Stack Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-3634Microsoft Windows XP/Vista - Animated Cursor '.ani' Remote Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (40)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24659enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2542enisa_euvd
- http://www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.aspenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/33629enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
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