CVE-2007-0218
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain COM objects from Urlmon.dll, which triggers memory corruption during a call to the IObjectSafety function.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain COM objects from Urlmon.dll, which triggers memory corruption during a call to the IObjectSafety function.
- Record
CVE-2007-0218- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain COM objects from Urlmon.dll, which triggers memory corruption during a call to the IObjectSafety function.
- Record
CVE-2007-0218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0220 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain COM objects from Urlmon.dll, which triggers memory corruption during a call to the IObjectSafety function.
- Record
EUVD-2007-0220- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7hh-5vc2-h86f No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain COM objects from Urlmon.dll, which triggers memory corruption during a call to the IObjectSafety function.
- Record
GHSA-f7hh-5vc2-h86f- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-0218 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 12, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/35348
secunia.com/advisories/25627
securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com/id?1018235
securityfocus.com/bid/24372
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2153
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1084
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32106
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=542
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-033
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0218
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7hh-5vc2-h86f