CVE-2006-7210 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by sending crafted PNG images to Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-7210?
CVE-2006-7210 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 27 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cpu consumption) via a PNG image with crafted (1) Width and (2) Height values in the IHDR block.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7210?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7210?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7210 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-7210 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7210 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wc4f-m2xj-m99g.