CVE-2007-5133 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certai…
published 2007-09-27 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5114
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 22.9%
- EPSS 22.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain PNG file with a large tEXt chunk that possibly triggers an integer overflow in PNG chunk size handling, as demonstrated by badlycrafted.png.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-30619)
- Published
Exploit prediction
22.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-30619 Microsoft Windows Explorer - '.png' Image Local Denial of Service dos, 2007-07-26
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25816 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25816
vdb-entry, exploit
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/480594/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/480854/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/480706/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/480827/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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osvdb.org
/45521
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/480864/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5133
- NVD CVE-2007-5133
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