CVE-2007-0942

N/A Unknown
Published: May 08, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls," which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23769
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/34399
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/34399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
55.3%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft