CVE-2007-0612 in the critical feed json
Multiple ActiveX controls in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Exp…
published 2007-01-31 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0610
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 44.2%
- EPSS 44.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple ActiveX controls in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by accessing the bgColor, fgColor, linkColor, alinkColor, vlinkColor, or defaultCharset properties in the (1) giffile, (2) htmlfile, (3) jpegfile, (4) mhtmlfile, (5) ODCfile, (6) pjpegfile, (7) pngfile, (8) xbmfile, (9) xmlfile, (10) xslfile, or (11) wdfile objects in (a) mshtml.dll; or the (12) TriEditDocument.TriEditDocument or (13) TriEditDocument.TriEditDocument.1 objects in (b) triedit.dll, which cause a NULL pointer dereference.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-29536)
- Published
Exploit prediction
44.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-29536 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Multiple ActiveX Controls Denial of Service Vulnerabilities dos, 2007-01-29
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22288 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/22288
vdb-entry, exploit
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0547.html
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/458443/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
osvdb.org
/32628
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/31867
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/2199
third-party-advisory
-
lists.grok.org.uk
/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-January/052057.html
mailing-list
- determina.com /security.research/vulnerabilities/activex-bgcolor.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-0612
- NVD CVE-2007-0612
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