THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-1090
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-1090

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
16.4%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed WMF file, which triggers the crash when the user browses the folder.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2003 Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published
2007-02-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 16.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-1090

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-1090.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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