# CVE-2007-0429: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 7 by invoking a specific ActiveX method in the DivX Web Player plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **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:** 23 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-793f-qg3c-pm7w

## What is CVE-2007-0429?

CVE-2007-0429 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 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

DivXBrowserPlugin (aka DivX Web Player) npdivx32.dll, as distributed with DivX Player 6.4.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the GoWindowed method for a certain instance of the ActiveX object.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0429?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Divx Divx Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0429 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0429 exists.

Public exploit code:

- DivX Player 6.4.1 - DivXBrowserPlugin 'npdivx32.dll' IE Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-1912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1912/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-5231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5231/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2006-6444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6444/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2008-0090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0090/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-0304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0304/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0429 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 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-2007-0429 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2007-0429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0429/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0429

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