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CVE-2007-3958
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as…
High7.1EPSS 22.8%
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Description
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.8% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- windows-explorer-gif-dos(35538) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/08/windows-extended-file-attributes-buffer.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 43773 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 4215 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 25013 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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