# CVE-2007-1765: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 11 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2007-03-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a malformed ANI file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a similar issue to CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this issue might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-0038; if so, then use CVE-2007-0038 instead of this identifier.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464287/100/0/threaded
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20070328.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464345/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1151
- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_141860.htm
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23194
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935423.mspx
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017827
- http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=233
- http://asert.arbornetworks.com/2007/03/any-ani-file-could-infect-you/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3617
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3636
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3635
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3634
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3647
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3652
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3651
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3684
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3695
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4045
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16698
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/email/ms07_017_ani_loadimage_chunksize.rb

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