CVE-2007-2227 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from other Internet Explorer domains via improper handling of Content-Disposition notifications in Outlook Express or Windows Mail.

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-2007-2227?

CVE-2007-2227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jun 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 MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and Windows Mail in Windows Vista does not properly handle Content-Disposition "notifications," which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from other Internet Explorer domains, aka "Content Disposition Parsing Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2227?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows Mail.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2227?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-2227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fpr8-hq4f-4x67.

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