CVE-2007-0942

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.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/23769Vendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/34399
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23769Vendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/34399
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939

Published

May 8, 2007

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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