CVE-2007-0217: microsoft ie
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-0217 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 58.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 13-02-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP server response of a specific length that causes a terminating null byte to be written outside of a buffer, which causes heap corruption.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
58.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 58.36% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundMicrosoft Internet Explorer - FTP Server Response Denial of Service (MS07-016)
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft2 products
- ie6.0:sp1
- internet_explorer5.01:sp4 | 6.0
1 vendor · 2 products
References
11 links- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=473Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource IDEFENSE
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-016Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
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- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1141VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL