CVE-2007-1946

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Published Apr 11, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 26.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Integer overflow in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large width dimension in a crafted BMP image, as demonstrated by w4intof.bmp.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Exploit prediction score: 26.2% (26.239% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2007/04/several-windows-image-viewers.html
http://osvdb.org/41553
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2558
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464726/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23321

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 11, 2007, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:13 PM
Reserved: Apr 10, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:38 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 11, 2007, 1:19 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:38 PM

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