CVE-2007-0942

Critical

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls," which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.3

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Internet Explorer

PublishedMay 8, 2007

First seenMay 8, 2007

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft internet_explorer	5.0.1, 6.0, 7.0	—
microsoft ie	6.0	—

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