CVE-2007-1749

Microsoft Internet Explorer - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

Integer underflow in the CDownloadSink class code in the Vector Markup Language (VML) component (VGX.DLL), as used in Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via compressed content with an invalid buffer size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Ben Nagy & Derek Soeder · htmldoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30494

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (11)

[Various Sources] http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26409

[US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310

[US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018568

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2874

[Third Party Advisory] http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3020

Scores

EPSS 0.7847

EPSS Percentile 99.0%

Details

Status published

Products (3)

microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01

microsoft/internet_explorer 6

microsoft/internet_explorer 7

Published Aug 14, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026