CVE-2007-0024

Exp

Integer overflow in the Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation (vgx.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that contains unspecified integer properties that cause insufficient memory allocation and trigger a buffer overflow, aka the "VML Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."

Published: 2007-01-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0024 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.71%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-0024

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3148 exploit_db edb 2007-01-17 Exploit-DB ↗
3137 exploit_db edb 2007-01-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0024

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 39.92% 43.71% +3.78%
2 2026-03-25 39.69% 39.92% +0.23%
3 2025-12-28 39.69%

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0024

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0024

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0024

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0024

URL Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=462 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23677 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017489 Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-009.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=929969 Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/122084 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/31250 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457053/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457164/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21930 Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0105
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0129
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-004
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31287
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1058
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