First published: Tue May 08 2007(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2, or Windows Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML objects, resulting in accessing deallocated memory of CMarkup objects, aka the second of two "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities" and a different issue than CVE-2007-0946.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Vista | ||
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Internet Explorer | =6 | |
Internet Explorer | =7.0 |
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CVE-2007-0947 has a critical severity due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2007-0947, update Microsoft Internet Explorer to the latest version available for your operating system.
CVE-2007-0947 affects Internet Explorer 7.0 and earlier versions, running on Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2.
CVE-2007-0947 can be exploited through remote attacks using malicious HTML objects.
Yes, CVE-2007-0947 is a use-after-free vulnerability specifically found in Microsoft Internet Explorer.