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CVE-2007-5133

HighPublished

Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain PNG file with a...

Published: Sep 27, 2007
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Jul 26, 2007

Primary CVSS

7.1/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

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

EPSS probability estimate

22.9%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 97.7%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain PNG file with a large tEXt chunk that possibly triggers an integer overflow in PNG chunk size handling, as demonstrated by badlycrafted.png.

Sources

Microsoft Windows Explorer - '.png' Image Local Denial of ServiceExploit
Xavier Roche · windows · Jul 26, 2007

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