CVE-2007-1492 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in winmm.dll by tricking users into opening a crafted WAV file.
- 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-2007-1492?
CVE-2007-1492 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 16 Mar 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
winmm.dll in Microsoft Windows XP allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large cch argument value to the mmioRead function, as demonstrated by a crafted WAV file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1492?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1492 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-2007-1492 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1492 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9946-4cr3-23m6.