CVE-2007-1090

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Published Feb 26, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 17.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed WMF file, which triggers the crash when the user browses the folder.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::::::::

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 17.2% (17.175% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/34490
http://securityvulns.com/Qdocument170.html
http://securityvulns.com/news/Microsoft/Windows/Explorer/DoS.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461373/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22715

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Windows Explorer Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 26, 2007, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:43 PM
Reserved: Feb 25, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 26, 2007, 11:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM

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