HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-1211

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
29.1%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Unspecified kernel GDI functions in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; XP SP2; and Server 2003 Gold, SP1, and SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly persistent restart) via a crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) image that causes an invalid dereference of an offset in a kernel structure, a related issue to CVE-2005-4560.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2007-04-04

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 29.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-1211

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-1211.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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