# CVE-2007-0024: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page exploiting an integer overflow in Internet Explorer's VML implementation.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2p55-j483-368p

## What is CVE-2007-0024?

CVE-2007-0024 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 9 Jan 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

Integer overflow in the Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation (vgx.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that contains unspecified integer properties that cause insufficient memory allocation and trigger a buffer overflow, aka the "VML Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0024?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0024 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0024 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer - VML Remote Buffer Overflow (MS07-004) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - VML Download and Execute (MS07-004) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie

- [CVE-2007-0217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0217/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0219/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1186/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0985/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0216/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0024 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0024 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 9 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0024 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Ie. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0024
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0024
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0024/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.