The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP server response of a specific length that causes a terminating null byte to be written outside of a buffer, which causes heap corruption
Published Feb 13, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 58.36%
Description
The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP server response of a specific length that causes a terminating null byte to be written outside of a buffer, which causes heap corruption.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
- n/a
- 5.01
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
Running on/with
- gold
- gold
- gold
- sp1
- sp1
- n/a
- n/a
- 6.0
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:L/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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 58.36% (0.58363) | 99.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 58.12% (0.58121) | 98.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 60.81% (0.60813) | 99.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 58.12% (0.58121) | 98.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 75.42% (0.75423) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 76.44% (0.76439) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 75.42% (0.75423) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 76.44% (0.76439) | 98.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 75.42% (0.75423) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 79.59% (0.79592) | 99.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 76.22% (0.76216) | 98.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.65% (0.74646) | 98.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 76.22% (0.76216) | 98.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.35% (0.96353) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 96.35% (0.96353) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 96.38% (0.96383) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 96.43% (0.96425) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 96.49% (0.96487) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 96.51% (0.96508) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 96.48% (0.96481) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 96.39% (0.96389) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.48% (0.96481) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 63.98% (0.63976) | 99.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 63.98% (0.63976) | 98.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=473 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24156 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613564 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/31892 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462303/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22489 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017642 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0584 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-016 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1141 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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