CVE-2007-0356 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 7 by sending a long property value to the CCRP FolderTreeview ActiveX control.
- 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-2007-0356?
CVE-2007-0356 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 19 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
The Common Controls Replacement Project (CCRP) FolderTreeview (FTV) ActiveX control (ccrpftv6.ocx) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long CCRP.RootFolder property value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0356?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Common Controls Replacement Project Foldertreeview Activex Control, Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0356?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0356 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-2007-0356 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0356 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c356-hw8h-3hhp.