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CVE-2007-2221 EXPLOIT

9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 34.9% (pctl 98)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; or 7 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka the "Arbitrary File Rewrite Vulnerability."

Scoring

CVSS9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS34.87% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2007-05-08
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (5)

VendorProduct
microsoftinternet explorer
microsoftwindows 2000
microsoftwindows 2003 server
microsoftwindows vista
microsoftwindows xp

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMicrosoft Internet Explorer 7 - Arbitrary File Rewrite (MS07-027)2007-05-10

References

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