PT-2007-3291 · Microsoft · Windows Explorer+1

Published 2007-04-11 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2007-1946

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP SP1

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in Windows Explorer. This could potentially allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a crafted BMP image with a large width dimension.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted BMP images in Windows Explorer until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially malicious image files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1946

Affected Products

Windows Explorer

Windows Xp

References · 6

• 🔥 http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2007/04/several-windows-image-viewers.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1946 · Security Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2558 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/23321 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/41553 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/464726/100/0/threaded · Note