CVE-2007-1215 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) of various Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista. This flaw allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by manipulating "color-related parameters" in specially crafted image files. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity. It requires local access (AV:L) and has low attack complexity (AC:L), with no authentication required (Au:N). Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C/I:C/A:C). While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code for this vulnerability, often associated with MS07-017, is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.