HIGH
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain PNG file with a large tEXt chunk that possibly triggers an integer overflow in PNG chunk size handling, as demonstrated by badlycrafted.png
Published Sep 27, 2007
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 22.91%
Description
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain PNG file with a large tEXt chunk that possibly triggers an integer overflow in PNG chunk size handling, as demonstrated by badlycrafted.png.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
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Configuration 2
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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.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
22.91% 0.22913
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.22913
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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.91% (0.22913) | 97.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.91% (0.22913) | 97.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 52.37% (0.52374) | 97.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 45.24% (0.45241) | 97.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 51.76% (0.51762) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 56.09% (0.56087) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 51.76% (0.51762) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 45.24% (0.45241) | 97.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 56.09% (0.56087) | 97.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 45.24% (0.45241) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 56.09% (0.56087) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 41.75% (0.41755) | 96.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 56.09% (0.56087) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 23.95% (0.23951) | 96.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 26.07% (0.26066) | 96.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 23.72% (0.23716) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2024 | 27.85% (0.27848) | 96.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 22.13% (0.22128) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 18.70% (0.18700) | 96.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 19.03% (0.19034) | 95.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 19.49% (0.19486) | 95.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 20.30% (0.20299) | 95.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 21.00% (0.20997) | 95.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.42% (0.29415) | 97.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.42% (0.29415) | 96.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/45521 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480594/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480706/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480827/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480854/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480864/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25816 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/45521 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480594/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480706/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480827/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480854/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480864/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25816 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 27, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 27, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5133
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a