CVE-2007-0038
Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih block of a RIFF .ANI, cur, or .ico file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a variant of CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-1765; if so, then CVE-2007-0038 should be preferred.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 73.0% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-0042)
- Published
- March 30, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-0042 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows 2003 server
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
Certified products that may be affected
11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
- Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
- Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
- Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24659(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2542
- http://www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.asp(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609(US Government Resource)
- http://www.osvdb.org/33629
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464340/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464459/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215(Vendor Advisory)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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