CVE-2007-0038

Published Mar 30, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 73.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:03 PM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 30, 2007, 8:19 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM