CVE-2007-0371 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 7 by sending a long property value to a vulnerable ActiveX control, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2007-0371?
CVE-2007-0371 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, 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
A certain ActiveX control in the Common Controls Replacement Project (CCRP) CCRP BrowseDialog Server (ccrpbds6.dll) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long CCRP_BDc.SelectedFolder property value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0371?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Common Controls Replacement Project Browsedialog Server.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0371 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-2007-0371 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0371 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rm82-gmq9-8qgg.