>> Microsoft Windows Cursor and Icon Format Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Title : Microsoft Windows Cursor and Icon Format Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1151 CVE ID : CVE-2007-0038 - CVE-2007-1765
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-03-29
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is due to a stack overflow error within the "LoadAniIcon()" [user32.dll] function when rendering cursors, animated cursors or icons with a malformed header, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web page or viewing an email message containing a specially crafted ANI file.
Note : This vulnerability is currently being actively exploited in the wild.
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