CVE-2007-0038 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code of Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a persistent reboot via a crafted .ANI, .cur, or .ico file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a critical vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit modules exist in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are low.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
goldCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
goldCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
goldCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.