CVE-2007-1765
highpriority · attend · 66EPSS 0.549 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a malformed ANI file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a similar issue to CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this issue might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-0038; if so, then use CVE-2007-0038 instead of this identifier.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (12)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-3617Microsoft Windows - Animated Cursor '.ani' Local Stack Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-3634Microsoft Windows XP/Vista - Animated Cursor '.ani' Remote Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-3635Microsoft Windows XP - Animated Cursor '.ani' Remote Overflow (2)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-3636Microsoft Windows - Animated Cursor '.ani' Remote (eeye patch Bypass)functional · exploit_db
affected products (11)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- avaya definity one media serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows 2003 serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (22)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://asert.arbornetworks.com/2007/03/any-ani-file-could-infect-you/enisa_euvd
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20070328.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_141860.htmenisa_euvd
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=230enisa_euvd
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=233enisa_euvd
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935423.mspxenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464287/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464345/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
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