Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-1749
CVE-2007-1749
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.01, 6, and 7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- secunia.com/advisories/26409nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25310nvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468800nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3020nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476498/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2874nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784nvd
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