Microsoft Windows Explorer - '.png' Image Local Denial of Service

Author: Xavier Roche
type: dos
platform: windows
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date_added: 2007-07-26
date_updated: 2014-01-02
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2007-5133;OSVDB-45521
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25816/info

Microsoft Windows Explorer is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle malformed PNG image files.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause Windows Explorer to exhaust CPU cycles and become unresponsive.

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