CVE-2007-0946 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML objects in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2007-0946?
CVE-2007-0946 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, 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 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2, or Windows Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML objects, which results in memory corruption, aka the first of two "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities" and a different issue than CVE-2007-0947.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0946?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-0946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-352r-wjp6-2638.