Description
The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP server response of a specific length that causes a terminating null byte to be written outside of a buffer, which causes heap corruption.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - FTP Server Response Denial of Service (MS07-016) EDB-3444 · dos · Mar 9, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20070213 Microsoft 'wininet.dll' FTP Reply Null Termination Heap Corruption Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- 31892 vdb-entry
- 22489 vdb-entry
- VU#613564 third-party-advisory
- TA07-044A third-party-advisory
- 1017642 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-0584 vdb-entry
- 24156 third-party-advisory
- MS07-016 vendor-advisory
- 20070309 MS07-016 FTP Response DOS PoC mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1141 vdb-entry signature