Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-0842 · published 13 February 2007
CVE-2007-0842: Microsoft visual c\+\+ vulnerability
Microsoft · Visual C\+\+
The 64-bit versions of Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 standard library (MSVCR80.DLL) time functions, including (1) localtime, (2) localtime_s, (3) gmtime, (4) gmtime_s, (5) ctime, (6) ctime_s, (7) wctime, (8) wctime_s, and (9) fstat, trigger an assertion error instead of a NULL pointer or EINVAL when processing a time argument later than Jan 1, 3000, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via large time values. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a design limitation of the functions, and the vulnerability lies with any application that does not validate arguments to these functions. However, this behavior is inconsistent with documentation, which does not list assertions as a possible result of an error condition.
Description
The 64-bit versions of Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 standard library (MSVCR80.DLL) time functions, including (1) localtime, (2) localtime_s, (3) gmtime, (4) gmtime_s, (5) ctime, (6) ctime_s, (7) wctime, (8) wctime_s, and (9) fstat, trigger an assertion error instead of a NULL pointer or EINVAL when processing a time argument later than Jan 1, 3000, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via large time values. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a design limitation of the functions, and the vulnerability lies with any application that does not validate arguments to these functions. However, this behavior is inconsistent with documentation, which does not list assertions as a possible result of an error condition.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a442x3ye%28VS.80%29.aspx | PatchVendor Advisory |
| http://osvdb.org/33626 | Broken Link |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2237 | Exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459847/100/0/threaded | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32454 | VDB Entry |
| http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a442x3ye%28VS.80%29.aspx | PatchVendor Advisory |
| http://osvdb.org/33626 | Broken Link |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2237 | Exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459847/100/0/threaded | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32454 | VDB Entry |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-0842), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
