# CVE-2007-0944: Use after free in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer's table handling, requiring user interaction.

- **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:** 8 May 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x526-gv3v-9x95

## What is CVE-2007-0944?

CVE-2007-0944 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 8 May 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

Unspecified vulnerability in the CTableCol::OnPropertyChange method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; and 6 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling deleteCell on a named table row in a named table column, then accessing the column, which causes Internet Explorer to access previously deleted objects, aka the "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0944?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2007-0944 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0944 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 8 May 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2007-0944/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0944/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0944
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0944
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0944

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0944/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.