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    CVE-2007-2221

    Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the 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; or 7 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka the "Arbitrary File Rewrite Vulnerability."

    Published:May 8, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 8, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.69552
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3892

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/23769
    http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2007-07.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/500753
    http://www.osvdb.org/34404
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23827
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33355
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1885
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23769
    http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2007-07.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/500753
    http://www.osvdb.org/34404
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23827
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33355
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1885

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High