CVE-2007-2216 Code injection in n/a

What is CVE-2007-2216?

CVE-2007-2216 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Aug 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

The tblinf32.dll (aka vstlbinf.dll) ActiveX control for Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1, and 7 uses an incorrect IObjectsafety implementation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by requesting the HelpString property, involving a crafted DLL file argument to the TypeLibInfoFromFile function, which overwrites the HelpStringDll property to call the DLLGetDocumentation function in another DLL file, aka "ActiveX Object Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-16

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2216?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2216?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2007-2216 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2216 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p6x4-678w-q6rq.