Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih block of a RIFF .ANI, cur, or .ico file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a variant of CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7
Published Mar 30, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 72.88%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih block of a RIFF .ANI, cur, or .ico file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a variant of CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-1765; if so, then CVE-2007-0038 should be preferred.
Affected products
No data.
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- gold
- gold
- gold
- sp1
- sp1
- sp2
- sp2
- sp2
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 72.88% (0.72880) | 99.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 72.69% (0.72693) | 99.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 87.92% (0.87916) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 16, 2025 | 86.83% (0.86826) | 99.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 88.08% (0.88082) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 89.99% (0.89987) | 99.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 46.82% (0.46823) | 97.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 40.00% (0.39997) | 97.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 37.14% (0.37141) | 97.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 34.34% (0.34342) | 97.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 31.43% (0.31432) | 96.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 20.47% (0.20468) | 95.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 17.14% (0.17140) | 95.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 14.95% (0.14952) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 13.69% (0.13687) | 94.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.91% (0.13906) | 94.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 75.58% (0.75579) | 99.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 75.58% (0.75579) | 99.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24659 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
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- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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