CVE-2007-1749 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer underflow in the CDownloadSink class code in the Vector Markup Language (VML) component (VGX.DLL), as used in Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via compressed content with an invalid buffer size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.55% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Vector Markup Language 'VGX.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2007-08-14 |
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26409
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2874
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26409
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2874
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