CVE-2007-0218 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 and 6, as well as several Windows operating systems including 2000, 2003 Server, Vista, and XP. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting memory corruption during a call to the IObjectSafety function when instantiating specific COM objects from Urlmon.dll. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries are publicly available, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100 indicates its significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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