FKIE_CVE-2007-3958
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-07-24 18:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
Summary
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | * | |
| microsoft | windows_95 | * | |
| microsoft | windows_98 | * | |
| microsoft | windows_98se | * | |
| microsoft | windows_me | * | |
| microsoft | windows_nt | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | * |
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