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; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls," which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll
Published May 8, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.20%
Description
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; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls," which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
- n/a
- 6.0
- 5.0.1
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- sp1
- sp1
- sp1
- sp2
- sp2
- sp2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 6.0
Configuration 3
Running on/with
- sp1
- sp1
- sp1
- sp2
- sp2
- sp2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 7.0
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: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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 32.20% (0.32205) | 98.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.20% (0.32205) | 98.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 54.91% (0.54907) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 59.11% (0.59111) | 98.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 54.91% (0.54907) | 97.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 65.99% (0.65989) | 97.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 54.91% (0.54907) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 92.05% (0.92048) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 86.89% (0.86885) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 87.78% (0.87777) | 98.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 87.77% (0.87772) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 85.91% (0.85913) | 98.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 82.60% (0.82596) | 97.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/34399 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23769 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/34399 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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