Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 JPG Image explorer.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file explorer.exe of the component JPG Image Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-4227. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file explorer.exe of the component JPG Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain JPG file, as demonstrated by something.jpg. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2007-3958.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 08/08/2007. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4227. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK. This issue might be related to CVE-2007-3958.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2330 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115871 (Microsoft Windows Explorer JPG File Denial of Service Vulnerability - Zero Day).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35538), SecurityFocus (BID 25207†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19119†). The entry VDB-37962 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38227
X-Force: 35538
SecurityFocus: 25207
Vulnerability Center: 19119 - Microsoft Windows Explorer Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS via a Crafted JPG File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/07/2025 18:57
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (42), 04/07/2017 12:09 (10), 07/21/2021 14:18 (1), 07/21/2021 14:20 (7), 07/21/2021 14:21 (2), 06/07/2025 18:57 (18)
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