Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI+, GdiPlus.dll) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ICO file with an InfoHeader containing a Height of zero, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
CVE-2007-2237
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 96.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 6, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (18)
- cret@certhttp://osvdb.org/38494
- cret@certhttp://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/GdiPlus.pdf
- cret@certhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290961
- cret@certhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470746/100/0/threaded
- cret@certhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24346
- cret@certhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018202
- cret@certhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2083
- cret@certhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34743
- cret@certhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4044
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/38494
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/GdiPlus.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290961
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470746/100/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24346
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018202
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-4044✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 7, 2007
Microsoft Windows - GDI+ '.ICO' File Remote Denial of Service
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-30160✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 6, 2007
Microsoft Windows XP - GDI+ '.ICO' File Remote Denial of Service
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