CVE-2007-1751

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing Internet Explorer to access an uninitialized or deleted object, related to prototype variables and table cells, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2007-06-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1751 is rated High Risk (71.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 61.18%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1751

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 2026-01-29 60.83% 61.18% +0.35%
2 2025-10-23 58.28% 60.83% +2.55%
3 2025-10-18 58.28%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1751

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-2007-1751

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1751

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1751

URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/35351 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25627 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018235 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471210/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24418 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2153 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-038.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-033 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34626 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1978 Tool Signature
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