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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3958 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.16%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4215 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-07-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-03-12 | 45.76% | 46.16% | +0.40% |
| 2 | 2025-12-28 | 59.25% | 45.76% | -13.49% |
| 3 | 2025-12-27 | — | 59.25% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |