CVE-2007-1492 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.8% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
winmm.dll in Microsoft Windows XP allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large cch argument value to the mmioRead function, as demonstrated by a crafted WAV file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.83% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - 'WinMM.dll' / '.WAV' Remote Denial of Service | 2007-03-13 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD