CVE-2007-1749 in the critical feed json
Integer underflow in the CDownloadSink class code in the Vector Markup Language (VML) component (VGX.DLL), as used in Internet Explorer 5.0…
published 2007-08-14 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1743
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 41.5%
- EPSS 41.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Integer underflow in the CDownloadSink class code in the Vector Markup Language (VML) component (VGX.DLL), as used in Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via compressed content with an invalid buffer size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/25310 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/26409 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-30494)
- Published
Exploit prediction
41.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-30494 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Vector Markup Language 'VGX.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow dos, 2007-08-14
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25310
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/26409
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-050
vendor-advisory
- research.eeye.com /html/advisories/published/AD20070814a.html
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1018568
vdb-entry
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1784
vdb-entry, signature
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/2874
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/3020
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/476498/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/468800
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-1749
- NVD CVE-2007-1749
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