CVE-2007-3958 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 22.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 22.8% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-07-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 95 |
| microsoft | windows 98 |
| microsoft | windows 98se |
| microsoft | windows me |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Explorer - '.GIF' Image Denial of Service | 2007-07-23 |
References
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/08/windows-extended-file-attributes-buffer.html
- http://osvdb.org/43773
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25013
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35538
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4215
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/08/windows-extended-file-attributes-buffer.html
- http://osvdb.org/43773
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25013
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35538
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4215
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD