CVE-2007-3958 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) affecting various Windows operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, and older versions. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to crash Explorer by presenting a specially crafted GIF file, such as "Art.gif." The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact, though it requires medium attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.