CVE-2007-3958
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial...
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
- Record
CVE-2007-3958- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
- Record
CVE-2007-3958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-3942 No score
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
- Record
EUVD-2007-3942- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r225-x7hq-44cf No score
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial...
Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain GIF file, as demonstrated by Art.gif.
- Record
GHSA-r225-x7hq-44cf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows Explorer - '.GIF' Image Denial of Service | 2007-07-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-3958 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 24, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
