Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-0038
CVE-2007-0038
Description
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.
Affected products
14- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
20- secunia.com/advisories/24659nvdVendor Advisory
- www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.aspnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-089A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2542nvd
- www.osvdb.org/33629nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464269/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464340/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464342/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464459/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464460/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threadednvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33301nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1854nvd
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