{"cve":"CVE-2007-0038","nvd":{"published":"2007-03-30T20:19:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:34:45.243","status":"Modified","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the animated cursor code in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 through Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (persistent reboot) via a large length value in the second (or later) anih block of a RIFF .ANI, cur, or .ico file, which results in memory corruption when processing cursors, animated cursors, and icons, a variant of CVE-2005-0416, as originally demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6 and 7. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2007-1765; if so, then CVE-2007-0038 should be preferred.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0470.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/24659","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2542","http://www.determina.com/security_center/security_advisories/securityadvisory_0day_032907.asp","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191609"],"products":["microsoft:windows_2000","microsoft:windows_2003_server","microsoft:windows_vista","microsoft:windows_xp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:46:28.846926071+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-0038","score":0.73147,"percentile":0.99456,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}