CVE-2007-0217 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 58.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP server response of a specific length that causes a terminating null byte to be written outside of a buffer, which causes heap corruption.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 58.36% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-02-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - FTP Server Response Denial of Service (MS07-016) | 2007-03-09 |
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=473
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24156
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613564
- http://www.osvdb.org/31892
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462303/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22489
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017642
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0584
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-016
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1141
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=473
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24156
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613564
- http://www.osvdb.org/31892
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462303/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22489
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017642
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0584
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