CVE-2007-0942

high

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls," which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/34399

http://secunia.com/advisories/23769

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-05-08

Updated: 2021-07-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High