CVE-2007-0217 describes a critical heap corruption vulnerability in the wininet.dll FTP client code within Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 and 6, impacting various Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating an FTP server response to cause an out-of-bounds null byte write. With a CVSS score of 10.0 and an EPSS percentile of 0.75766, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While there is an ExploitDB entry for a denial-of-service, there is no indication of active exploitation in the wild, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.