CVE-2007-0024

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 44.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Integer overflow in the Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation (vgx.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that contains unspecified integer properties that cause insufficient memory allocation and trigger a buffer overflow, aka the "VML Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Ie: 6.0-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01-sp4, 7.0

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=462
http://secunia.com/advisories/23677
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017489
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-009.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=929969
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/122084
http://www.osvdb.org/31250
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457053/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457164/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21930
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.html

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